Atikamekw (language)
| Atikamekw | |
|---|---|
| atikamekw nehiromowin | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Quebec |
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Native speakers
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5,900 (2011 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | atik1240 |
| Linguasphere | 62-ADA-c |
Atikamekw, which the endonym is Atikamekw Nehiromowin, literally the "Atikamekw Native language", is an Algonquian language, Cree, is the language of the Atikamekw people of southwestern Quebec. It is spoken by nearly all the Atikamekw, and therefore it is among the indigenous languages least threatened with extinction according to some studies. The Atikamekw of Proto-Algonquian liquid ("L" sound) *l is [ɾ] (spelled 'r'). The corresponding sound in other Cree dialects is [n], [j], [l], or [ð] (it is consistently one of these depending on the dialect). Another way in which Atikamekw is distinctive among dialects of Cree is in having many loanwords from the Anishinaabe language.
Atikamekw is a language belonging to the Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi linguistic continuum, which is part of the Central branch of the Algonquian languages of the Algic family of languages. It is sometimes classified as a dialect of Cree.
The consonants of Atikamekw are listed below in the standard orthography and with IPA equivalents in brackets:
The vowels of Atikamekw are listed below:
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