Mi'kmaq language
The Mi'kmaq language (/ˈmɪɡmɑː/ MIG-mah), or Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk, is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States; the total ethnic Mi'kmaq population is roughly 20,000. The native name of the language is Lnuismk, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk or Miꞌkmwei (in some dialects). The word Miꞌkmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' (singular miꞌkm); the adjectival form is Miꞌkmaw.
| Mi'kmaq | |
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| Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk | |
| Native to | Canada, United States |
| Region | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspé Peninsula, the island of Newfoundland, Anticosti Island, northern Maine, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Ethnicity | 168,420 Mi'kmaq (2016 census) |
Native speakers | 7,140, 4% of ethnic population (2016 census) |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Canada |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | mic |
| ISO 639-3 | mic |
| Glottolog | mikm1235 |
| ELP | Mi'kmaq |
Micmac is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Person | L'nu |
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| People | Lnu'k (Mi'kmaq) |
| Language | Mi'kmawi'simk |
| Country | Mi'kma'ki |
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