Algonquian — 1885, an ethnologist s word, modified from ALGONQUIN (Cf. Algonquin) + IAN (Cf. ian). Both forms of the name have been used as adjectives and nouns … Etymology dictionary
Algonquian — [al gäŋ′kē ən, al gän′kē ən, al gäŋ′kwē ən, al gän′kwē ən] adj. [< ALGONQUIN: coined (1891) by J. W. Powell] designating or of a widespread family of over twenty languages spoken by North American Indian peoples, including the Arapaho,… … English World dictionary
Algonquian — or Algonquin or Algonkian; also Algonkin noun Etymology: Canadian French Algoumequin, Algonquin, perhaps from Malecite Passamaquoddy (Algonquian language of Maine and New Brunswick) elakómkwik they are our relatives Date: 1625 1. (usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Algonquian — /al gong kee euhn, kwee euhn/, n., pl. Algonquians, (esp. collectively) Algonquian for 2, adj. n. 1. a family of languages spoken now or formerly by American Indians in an area extending from Labrador westward to the Rocky Mountains, west… … Universalium
Algonquian — n. family of languages spoken by North American Indians (also Algonkian) n. member of the Algonquian tribe (North American Indian tribe) adj. of or pertaining to the North American Indian tribe … English contemporary dictionary
Algonquian — [al gɒŋkwɪən, kɪ ] (also Algonkian kɪən) noun 1》 a large family of North American Indian languages, including Cree, Blackfoot, and Cheyenne. 2》 a speaker of any of these languages. adjective relating to Algonquian or its speakers … English new terms dictionary
Algonquian — Al•gon•qui•an [[t]ælˈgɒŋ ki ən, kwi ən[/t]] also Al•gon•ki•an [[t] ki ən[/t]] n. 1) peo a family of American Indian languages spoken by nearly all the peoples of NE North America except the Iroquoians, from Labrador S to North Carolina and W to… … From formal English to slang
Algonquian — /ælˈgɒŋkiən/ (say al gongkeeuhn) noun 1. one of the principal linguistic stocks of North America. 2. an Algonquian speaking person. –adjective 3. belonging to or constituting this stock. Also, Algonkian …
Algonquian language — may refer to:* Algonquian languages, language sub family indigenous to North America * Algonquin language, the particular Algonquian language spoken by certain First Nations people of Canada … Wikipedia
Algonquian-Wakashan languages — Algonquian Wakashan (also Almosan, Algonkian Mosan, Algonkin Wakashan) is a hypothetical language phylum composed of several established language families that was proposed by Edward Sapir in 1929. His proposal consists of the following:I. Algic… … Wikipedia
