Algonquin

Algonquin

See also: algonquin

English

Alternative forms

• Algonkin

Etymology

From Canadian French Algonquin, from earlier Algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn/

Noun

Algonquin (plural Algonquins)

1. A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.

Derived terms

• Algonquian

Translations

people

Algonquin: omàmiwininì, Anicinàpe, Anicinâbe Portuguese: algonquinos m pl Russian: алгонки́н (ru) (algonkín) Swahili: Mwalgonkwini

Proper noun

Algonquin

1. The language spoken by the Algonquins, a transitional language between Ojibwe and Abenaki.

Translations

language

Algonquin: anicinâbemowin, ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ German: Algonkin (de) n Portuguese: algonquino (pt) m Swahili: Kialgonkwini

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Algonquin terms
• Algonquin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Algonquin language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Algonquin, alq ⁠