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| Mi'kmaq | |
|---|---|
| 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)[1][2] |
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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 |
 Mi'kmaq is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Person | L'nu |
|---|---|
| People | Lnu'k (Mi'kmaq) |
| Language | Mi'kmawi'simk |
| Country | Mi'kma'ki |
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The Mi'kmaq language (/ˈmɪɡmɑː/ MIG-mah),[nb 1] 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.[4][5] The native name of the language is Lnuismk, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk[6] or Miꞌkmwei[7] (in some dialects). The word Miꞌkmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' (singular miꞌkm[7]); the adjectival form is Miꞌkmaw.[8]
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (2 August 2017). "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census – Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Other Aboriginal language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Legislation Enshrines Mi'kmaw as Nova Scotia's First Language". 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Statistics Canada 2006". Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "Indigenous Languages Spoken in the United States". Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ Chris Harvey's page on Míkmawísimk
- ^ a b Micmac Teaching Grammar. Delisle / Metallic 1976.
- ^ "Mi'kmaq Language and the Mi'kmaq Indian Tribe (Micmac Indians, Mikmaq, Míkmaq, Mikmak)". www.native-languages.org.
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