Algonquin

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
alq
Alternate Names
Algonkin, Anishinaabemowin
Population

1,760 (2011 census), decreasing. Less than 10% monolinguals. Ethnic population: 5,000 (1987 SIL).

Location

Southwest Quebec, northwest of Ottawa and adjacent areas of Maniwaki and Golden Lake, Ontario.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Algic, Algonquian, Ojibwa-Potawatomi
Dialects

Northern Algonquin, Southern Algonquin (Nipissing). Northern Algonquin and Southern Algonquin varieties very different.

Language Use

Religious services, administration, commerce. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. Most bilingual with over 25% multilingual. Also use English [eng], French [fra], or Southern East Cree [crj].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Taught in primary schools. Some study of spoken and written forms in high school. New media. NT: 1998.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Algonquin
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.