Algonquian (Noun)
Meaning 1
Family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Algonquian language family is one of the largest and most widespread in North America, with languages spoken from the Atlantic coast to the Great Plains.
- Many Native American tribes in the eastern United States spoke Algonquian languages, including the Ojibwe, Blackfoot, and Delaware.
- The Algonquian language family is divided into several branches, including Eastern Algonquian, Central Algonquian, and Plains Algonquian.
- Algonquian languages are known for their complex grammar and polysynthetic structure, with many words composed of multiple morphemes.
- Scholars have identified over 40 distinct Algonquian languages, although many are now considered endangered due to the decline of native speakers.
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Meaning 2
A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.