Algonquian

English

Alternative forms

• Algonkian (dated)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Canadian French algonquinder.

English Algonqui(n)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Algonquian

From Algonqui(n) + -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)i.ən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)i.ən/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

Algonquian (not comparable)

1. Relating to a group of North American languages.

Derived terms

• Algonquianist
• Proto-Algonquian

Translations

relating to a group of North American languages

• Catalan: algonquí
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾岡昆 / 阿尔冈昆

• Dutch: Algonkisch
• Finnish: algonkinilainen (fi)
• French: algonquien (fr)
• Italian: algonchino
• Latin: algonquianus
• Portuguese: algonquino (pt)
• Russian: алгонки́нский (ru) (algonkínskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: algonkijski
• Swedish: algonkinsk

See also

• Algonquin
• Category:Terms derived from Algonquian languages

Noun

Algonquian (plural Algonquians)

1. An Algonquin.

Further reading

• ISO 639-5 code alg [1]