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How did the Algonquin comunicate What are some of the simple words?
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It seems that most people are very confused about the meaning of the name "Algonquin", which refers only to a small tribe located along the Ottawa river valley in Canada.
The similar word "Algonquian" refers to a very large language family of many tribes from the Blackfoot confederacy, Cheyenne and Arapahos of the Plains to the Sauk, Fox, Miami, and Kickapoo of the Mid West and the Powhatan, Wampanoag, Delaware, Mi'kmaq, Mahican, Mohegan and many, many more along the east coast.
All these tribes spoke languages that are very distantly related, perhaps all of them evolved from a very ancient single language known as proto-Algonquian, some of which can be reconstructed today using a kind of "reverse development".
Since you specifically mention the language of the Algonquin tribe (also called Algonkin), here are a few simple words:
- amik......................beaver
- mahigan................wolf
- makwa..................bear
- monz....................moose
- waboz...................rabbit
- wàwàckèci............deer (you say wah-wah-shkay-shee)
- pejig.....................one
- nij.........................two
- niswi.....................three
- inini.......................man
- ikwe......................woman
- nibi........................water
- waba.....................white
- miskwa..................red
- makadewa.............black
- mikiziw..................eagle
- nizid......................foot
- ninidji....................hand
- ninidjins................finger
- nindon..................mouth
- nishkinjig..............eyes
- kwe kwe...............hello
- kimiwan................it's raining
- kitchi kisina...........it's very cold
- kitchi kijide............it's very hot
- nigwakwan...........it's cloudy
- kizhate..................it's sunny
- awanen dash kin..who are you?
- awanen iwitch......who is it?
- ki madja na...........are you leaving?
- migwetch...............thank you
The link below takes you to a page about the Algonquin language, with sound files recorded by native speakers:
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