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)
- 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
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Proper noun
Algonquin
- The language spoken by the Algonquins, a transitional language between Ojibwe and Abenaki.
Translations
language
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Algonquin terms
Algonquin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Algonquin language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethnologue entry for Algonquin, alq