Algonkin language
- noun
- /ælˈɡɒŋkɪn ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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lengua algonquina
- The Algonkin language is still spoken by a small number of people along the Ottawa River.
Examples
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Efforts are being made to preserve the Algonkin language through community classes and digital resources.
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He is researching the grammar and vocabulary of the Algonkin language for his thesis.
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The Algonkin language is rich in history.
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Many children are learning the Algonkin language today.
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Efforts are being made to preserve the Algonkin language through community classes and digital resources.
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Many children are learning the Algonkin language today.
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The Algonkin language is still spoken by a small number of people along the Ottawa River.
Synonyms
A language spoken by native people in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada
A language of a Native people living along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec
A Native American language spoken by people in parts of North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward composition of a proper name and the noun 'language' meaning 'the language of the Algonkin people'. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift; the pattern (X + language = the language spoken by X) is cross-linguistically common and immediately interpretable by a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Algonkin language gets its name from the Algonkin people who lived along rivers in parts of Canada and the northeastern United States. One popular story says the name may come from a word used by nearby groups to mean 'those who speak a different language', so today Algonkin language simply means the language spoken by the Algonkin people.
