Mi'kmaq language

The Mi'kmaq language (also spelled Míkmaq, Mi'gmaq, Mi'qmac, or priorly Micmac) is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 9,000 Míkmaq in Canada, and another 1,200 in United States, out of a total ethnic Míkmaq population of roughly 40,000. The word Míkmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' (singular MíkmMicmac Teaching Grammar. Delisle / Metallic 1976.); the adjectival form is Míkmaw.Native Languages of the Americas: Mi'kmaq (Mi'kmawi'simk, Mi'kmaw, Micmac, Míkmaq) The language's native name is Míkmawísimk Chris Harvey's page on Míkmawísimk or Míkmwei (in some dialects).

 Writing system 
Míkmaq is written with letters of the Roman alphabet. This writing system was created by missionaries in the 19th century. Before, the language was written in Míkmaq hieroglyphic writing, a script of partially-native origin.

 Orthographies 
IPAaa:ee:ii:ədʒ/tʃg/klmnoo:b/pxsd/tuu:wj Francis-Smithaáeéiíɨjklmnoópqstuúwy Listugujaa'ee'ii''jglmnoo'pqstuu'wy Lexiconaa:ee:ii:ɨjklmnoo:pqstuu:wy Pacifiqueaeitjglmnôpsto Randăa âĕāĭeŭchc klmnŏo ōbhsd tŏŏoo uwy

 Notes 

 References 

 Rand, Silas Tertius. 1888. Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians, who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland. Halifax: Nova Scotia Printing Company. Reprinted 1994: New Delhi & Madras: Asian Educational Services, 

 Other websites 
 Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary
 Internet Archive of "Míkmaq Language"
 Native Languages page on Míkmaq
 Ethnologue report
 Chris Harvey's page on Míkmawísimk

Category:Languages of North America