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.

Aliases (5)

Maliseet dialect ×1
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy online dictionary ×1
Passamaquoddy dialect ×1
Wolastoqey language ×1
Wolastoqey-Peskotomuhkati language ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Algonquian language → Indigenous language of North America → endangered language →
closelyRelatedTo	Abenaki language → Mi'kmaq language →
country	Canada → United States →
culturalRole	key marker of Maliseet identity → key marker of Passamaquoddy identity →
ethnicity	Passamaquoddy → Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) →
hasAlignment	direct–inverse system →
hasAlternativeName	Wolastoqey language → Wolastoqey-Peskotomuhkati language →
hasDialect	Maliseet dialect → Passamaquoddy dialect →
hasFeature	animacy distinction in nouns → obviative marking → rich verb inflection →
hasMorphology	fusional → polysynthetic →
hasPhonologicalFeature	consonant clusters → contrastive vowel length →
hasResource	Maliseet-Passamaquoddy online dictionary →
hasWordOrder	flexible word order →
ISO639-3	pqm →
languageBranch	Eastern Algonquian →
languageFamily	Algic →
recognizedBy	First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick →
region	Passamaquoddy Bay area → Wolastoq (Saint John River) valley →
revitalizationStatus	subject of language revitalization efforts →
spokenBy	Maliseet people → Passamaquoddy people →
status	severely endangered →
subfamilyOf	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 (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ("Wolastoqey language") → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ("Wolastoqey-Peskotomuhkati language") →	hasAlternativeName
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ("Maliseet dialect") → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ("Passamaquoddy dialect") →	hasDialect
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ("Maliseet-Passamaquoddy online dictionary") →	hasResource
Algic languages →	includes
Algonquian languages →	includesLanguage