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Algonquin

A language of Canada

ISO 639-3: alq

Population	2,430, decreasing. Less than 10% monolinguals. Ethnic population: 5,000 (1987 SIL).
Region	Southwest Quebec, northwest of Ottawa and adjacent areas of Maniwaki and Golden Lake, Ontario.
Language map	Canada
Alternate names	Algonkin
Dialects	Several dialects. Southern (Miniwaki) and northern varieties (several varieties) very different.
Classification	Algic, Algonquian, Central, Ojibwa
Language use	Religious services, administration, commerce. Mainly adults. Positive attitude. Most bilingual with over 25% multilingual. Also use English, French, 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. NT: 1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Hunters; guides; community workers; miners; lumbermen; agriculturalists. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CHIEF, Bertha; SPIELMANN, Roger W., authors. 1986. "Requesting and rejecting in Algonquin: Notes on a conversation."

FRANTZ, Donald G., author. 1976. "Unspecified subject phenomena in Algonquian."

GILSTRAP, Roger L., author. 1978. Algonquin dialect relationships in northwestern Quebec.

SPIELMANN, Roger W., author. 1986. Is culture substantive or methodological?.

SPIELMANN, Roger W., author. 1987. "Preference and sequential organization in Algonquin."

SPIELMANN, Roger W., author. 1988. "What’s so funny? Laughing together in Algonquin conversation."

Vernacular Publications

Meso mamawi amik; Amik acitc odjack; Inini ka widigemagobanin Amikokwen. 1981.

Mozotibadjimowinan. 1981.

Nitam nidanicinâbe mazinahigan. 1981.

Waban ndâwisewe. 1981.