Naskapi language

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Algonquian language First Nations language Indigenous language of North America

The Naskapi language is an Indigenous Algonquian language spoken primarily by the Naskapi people of northern Quebec and Labrador in Canada.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect continuum	1
Eastern Naskapi	1
Northern East Cree language	1
Western Naskapi	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian language ⓘ First Nations language ⓘ Indigenous language of North America ⓘ
branch	Algonquian languages ⓘ surface form: Central Algonquian
closelyRelatedTo	Cree language ⓘ Innu ⓘ surface form: Innu-aimun
country	Canada ⓘ
domainOfUse	cultural and ceremonial contexts ⓘ home and community life ⓘ
education	taught in some Naskapi community schools ⓘ
endangeredStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
ethnicity	Naskapi ⓘ
family	Algonquian languages ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Iyuw Iyimuun ⓘ Naskapi ⓘ
hasDialect	Naskapi language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Naskapi Naskapi language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Naskapi
hasGrammaticalFeature	animacy distinction in nouns ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ obviative marking ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	contrastive vowel length ⓘ rich consonant inventory typical of Algonquian languages ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	nsk ⓘ
isPartOf	Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi language complex ⓘ
languageFamily	Algic languages ⓘ
languageOf	Kawawachikamach Naskapi community ⓘ
morphology	agglutinative ⓘ
nativeTo	Northern Canada ⓘ surface form: Subarctic region of Canada
preservationEfforts	community-based language revitalization programs ⓘ
recognizedAs	Indigenous language under Canadian policy frameworks ⓘ
region	Labrador ⓘ northern Quebec ⓘ
spokenBy	Naskapi ⓘ surface form: Naskapi people
spokenIn	Canada ⓘ Labrador ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec
statusInCanada	Indigenous minority language ⓘ
subgroupOf	Naskapi language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect continuum
typology	head-marking language ⓘ polysynthetic language ⓘ
usedFor	community education ⓘ local administration in Naskapi communities ⓘ traditional oral storytelling ⓘ
writingSystem	Canadian Aboriginal syllabics ⓘ Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Naskapi language → hasDialect → Naskapi language self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Naskapi

Naskapi language → hasDialect → Naskapi language self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Naskapi

Algonquian languages → includesLanguage → Naskapi language ⓘ

Naskapi language → subgroupOf → Naskapi language self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect continuum

Cree → traditionalLanguage → Naskapi language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern East Cree language