Mi'kmaq language
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The Mi'kmaq language (/ˈmɪɡmɑː/ MIG-mah),[nb 1] or Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk, is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States; the total ethnic Mi'kmaq population is roughly 20,000.[4][5] The native name of the language is Lnuismk, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk[6] or Miꞌkmwei[7] (in some dialects). The word Miꞌkmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' (singular miꞌkm[7]); the adjectival form is Miꞌkmaw.[8]
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Mi'kmaq | |
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Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk | |
Native to | Canada, United States |
Region | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspé Peninsula, the island of Newfoundland, Anticosti Island, northern Maine, Boston, Massachusetts |
Ethnicity | 168,420 Mi'kmaq (2016 census) |
Native speakers | 7,140, 4% of ethnic population (2016 census)[1][2] |
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Official language in | Canada |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | mic |
ISO 639-3 | mic |
Glottolog | mikm1235 |
ELP | Mi'kmaq |
Mi'kmaq is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Quick Facts Person, People ...
Person | L'nu |
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People | Lnu'k (Mi'kmaq) |
Language | Mi'kmawi'simk |
Country | Mi'kma'ki |
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