Atikamekw language

Atikamekw language

language
name=Atikamekw
nativename=Atikamekw
familycolor=American
states=Canada
region=Quebec.
speakers=5,545 [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89189&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=705&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=837928 Statistics Canada 2006] ]
fam1=Algic
fam2=Algonquian
fam3=Central
fam4=Cree-Montaignais-Naskapi
iso2=atj|iso3=atj

The Atikamekw language (also known as Attikamek, Tête de Boule, Attimewk, Atihkamekw, Atikamek) is an Algonquian language, and is a dialect of the Cree language complex. It is spoken in southwestern Quebec by nearly all the Atikamekw. It is notable for being the only modern Cree dialect to still retain the /r/ sound which has become /n/, /y/, /l/ or /ð/ in all other Cree-Montagnais dialects. The dialect is also notable for having numerous borrowings from Ojibwe.

Classification

Atikamekw is an Algonquian language, of the Algic family of languages, and is descended from Proto-Algonquian. It is part of the Cree dialect continuum, along with Montaignais and Naskapi.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of Atikamekw in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets):

Vowels

Notes

References

Béland, Jean-Pierre. 1978. Atikamekw Morphology & Lexicon. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.

External links

* [http://www.languagegeek.com/algon/cree/atikamekw.html Atikamekw orthography and phonology]
* [http://www.native-languages.org/atikamekw.htm Native Languages page for Atikamekw]
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=TET Ethnologue entry for Atikamekw]

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Atikamekw — Infobox Ethnic group group=Atikamekw poptime=4,500 (circa 2005) popplace=Canada ndash; Québec langs=Atikamekw, French rels=Roman Catholicism, Other, None related=Native American *North American natives **northeast Algonquian peoplesThe Atikamekw… …   Wikipedia

  • Language demographics of Quebec — This article presents the current language demographics of the Canadian province of Quebec. Contents 1 Demographic terms 2 Current demographics 2.1 Cities 2.2 Montreal …   Wikipedia

  • Atikamekw — noun a) Any of the indigenous inhabitants of the area they refer to as Nitaskinan ( Our Land ) in . b) Their language, part of the Cree subgroup of Algonquian …   Wiktionary

  • Atikamekw — ISO 639 3 Code : atj ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living …   Names of Languages ISO 639-3

  • Cree language — Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ Spoken in Canada, United States Ethnicity Cree Native speakers 117,400  (2006 census) …   Wikipedia

  • French language — French La langue française Pronunciation [fʁɑ̃sɛ] Spoken in See below Native speakers 68 million (2005) …   Wikipedia

  • Ojibwa-Potawatomi-Ottawa language dialects — thumb|right|450px|The subgrouping of Anishinaabemowin dialects based on lexical innovations and mutual intelligibility (rather than morphology or pronunciation), according to Evelyn Todd and Richard Rhodes. EOj = Eastern Ojibwe; SWOj =… …   Wikipedia

  • Algonquin language — For the larger language family of which Algonquin is but one member, see Algonquian. language name=Algonquin nativename=ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ Anicinâbemowin familycolor=American states=Canada region=Quebec and into Ontario. speakers=2,275 (1998 Statistics… …   Wikipedia

  • Plains Cree language — Plains Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ nēhiyawēwin Spoken in Canada, United States Region Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Montana …   Wikipedia

  • Mi'kmaq language — Mi kmaq Míkmawísimk Spoken in Canada, United States Region Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspe Peninsula (Quebec), Newfoundland, northern …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”