Talk:Algic languages

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===Re: Algonquin & Algonquian===
"The family is named for Algonquin (of the Ottawa River valley), the language of this family which the French studied intensively in their early contacts with native peoples. They recognized the closeness to Algonquin of other languages of the family with which they gained familiarity. The spelling Algonquian reflects this origin; some scholars have preferred Algonkian as the English spelling (both forms have the same pronunciation), but historical precedent is on the side of Algonquian. (Campbell 1997:401, n. 133)
"The name Algonquin is said to be from Maliseet elakómkwik 'they are our relatives (or allies)' (Day and Trigger 1978:792)."  (Campbell 1997:401, n. 136)
Compare with the OED etymology:
Algonquin < French Algonquin < maybe contracted from French Algoumequin (17 century) < perhaps near Micmac algoomeaking or algoomaking 'at the place of spearing fish and eels'. (OED)
70.29.205.251 (talk) 03:40, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: from Algonquian talk

message: "The family is named for Algonquin (of the Ottawa River valley), the language of this family which the French studied intensively in their early contacts with native peoples. They recognized the closeness to Algonquin of other languages of the family with which they gained familiarity. The spelling Algonquian reflects this origin; some scholars have preferred Algonkian as the English spelling (both forms have the same pronunciation), but historical precedent is on the side of Algonquian. (Campbell 1997:401, n. 133)
"The name Algonquin is said to be from Maliseet elakómkwik 'they are our relatives (or allies)' (Day and Trigger 1978:792)."  (Campbell 1997:401, n. 136)
Compare with the OED etymology:
Algonquin < French Algonquin < maybe contracted from French Algoumequin (17 century) < perhaps near Micmac algoomeaking or algoomaking 'at the place of spearing fish and eels'. (OED)
70.29.205.251 (talk) 03:40, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Re: Algonquin & Algonquian

message: For some reason, this article has a heading for "Unami (aka Delaware or Lenape)", though both Lenape language and the intermediate Algonquian languages refer to it simply as Lenape or Delaware. Any reason it's more precise here? It is a touch confusing... Shimgray | talk | 10:49, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Lenape?

message: Hello Everyone! I'm not an expert in Algic languages, but why has Paul Proulx's name been omitted? Is he considered an outsider in the field of Algic studies? --Pet'usek [petrdothrubisatgmaildotcom] 12:43, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, I see, not any more - well done! :-) --90.176.48.223 (talk) 08:13, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Paul Proulx ?

message: The Micmac numerals are newt, tapu, sist, new, nan, asukom, lluiknek, ukmuljin, peskunatek, newtiskaq.
The Yurok numerals are kora, niiyel, nahkseyl, cooneyl, meruh, kohcew, crwrsik, knewelik, krmik, wrlrwryl.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.4.21 (talk) 09:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comparison

message: In 1839 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft published his Algic Researches, essentially a collection of retold legends mostly of Ojibwe origin. OpenLibrary link: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL17492450M/Algic_researches
Should Schoolcraft get the credit for coining the term "Algic"? Though he must have conceived of the Algic languages quite differently than Sapir did. 
N.B. the cataloger's note: "The term Algic is "derived from the words Alleghany and Atlantic, in reference to the race of Indians anciently located in this geographical area."--v. 1, p. 12. — ℜob C. alias ÀLAROB 22:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Earlier history of "Algic" 

message: Can anyone shed any light on the relationship between the Algic and Iroquoian language groups?  There must be some linguistic relationship, even if it has to be traced back to the general vicinity of Siberia!    Heavenlyblue (talk) 23:44, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Relationship between the Algic and Iroquoian language groups

message: 84.160.83.122 added "non-Algonquian" to the sentences "All Algic languages still spoken are endangered", with the explanation: "correction. It's silly to say Cree and Ojibway are endangered without concluding that all native american languages are endangered".
Even ignoring the fact that you could conclude all Native American languages are endangered, this edit isn't the way to hedge the point. It's silly to say "all non-Algonquian Algic languages" when there are two of them. And it's silly to say both of them are endangered when one of them is already dead. 24.201.140.165 (talk) 16:16, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "All non-Algonquian Algic languages still spoken are endangered" 

message: The map of the pre-contact distribution does not include the Fox language in Mexico. Is this because they migrated there since then or is it an omission? --JorisvS (talk) 14:39, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map – Mexico 

message: Is this information correct? If so, shouldn't we add it to this article?
:There are 41 living Algic languages, with a total of about 138,000 speakers.
Source: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Algic_languages
2605:A000:FFC0:5F:F9BD:9D:B97C:57D4 (talk) 02:08, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this information correct?