Mi'kmaq_language
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Miꞌkmaq ( MIG-mah; Mi'kmaq: [miːɡmax]) is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Miꞌkmaq in Canada and the United States; the total ethnic Miꞌkmaq 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. Miꞌkmaq has
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| Mi'kmaq | |
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| Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk | |
| Pronunciation | [miːɡmax] |
| Native to | Mi'kma'ki, Wabankia Canada United States |
| Region | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspé Peninsula, Anticosti Island, Newfoundland, northern Maine |
| 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 |
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