Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language

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Eastern Algonquian language Indigenous language of North America endangered language

The Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language is an Eastern Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Maliseet and Passamaquoddy peoples in what is now northeastern North America, particularly in parts of Maine and New Brunswick.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language canonical 8
Maliseet language 3
Passamaquoddy language 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Algonquian language ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Western Abenaki language ⓘ
surface form: Abenaki language

Mi’kmaq ⓘ
surface form: Mi'kmaq language
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalRole key marker of Maliseet identity ⓘ
key marker of Passamaquoddy identity ⓘ
ethnicity Passamaquoddy ⓘ
Maliseet ⓘ
surface form: Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet)
hasAlignment direct–inverse system ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
surface form: Wolastoqey language

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
surface form: Wolastoqey-Peskotomuhkati language
hasDialect Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maliseet dialect

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Passamaquoddy dialect
hasFeature animacy distinction in nouns ⓘ
obviative marking ⓘ
rich verb inflection ⓘ
hasMorphology fusional ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant clusters ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ
hasResource Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy online dictionary
hasWordOrder flexible word order ⓘ
ISO639-3 pqm ⓘ
languageBranch Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Algonquian
languageFamily Algic ⓘ
recognizedBy First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick ⓘ
region Passamaquoddy Bay area ⓘ
Saint John River ⓘ
surface form: Wolastoq (Saint John River) valley
revitalizationStatus subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ
spokenBy Maliseet people ⓘ
Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
status severely endangered ⓘ
subfamilyOf Algic languages ⓘ
surface form: Algic language family

Algonquian languages ⓘ
taughtAt community language programs in Maine ⓘ
community language programs in New Brunswick ⓘ
traditionalRegion Maine ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
northeastern North America ⓘ
usedIn ceremonial contexts ⓘ
community education programs ⓘ
traditional oral storytelling ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Algonquian languages → includesLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Algic languages → includes → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasDialect → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maliseet dialect
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasDialect → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Passamaquoddy dialect
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasResource → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy online dictionary
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasAlternativeName → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wolastoqey language
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasAlternativeName → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wolastoqey-Peskotomuhkati language
Indigenous peoples of New England → hasLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language
Maliseet → nativeLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Passamaquoddy → language → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Passamaquoddy language
Wabanaki peoples → usesLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Penobscot language → closelyRelatedTo → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Maliseet people → language → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Proto-Algonquian language → commonAncestorOf → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick → languageCommunity → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maliseet language
First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick → languageCommunity → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Passamaquoddy language
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Passamaquoddy language
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maliseet language
Wolastoq → languageOfOrigin → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maliseet language
Wolastoq → languageOfOrigin → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wolastoqey language
Tobique River → languageOrigin → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wolastoqey language