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# algonquian

adjective (Algonquian); noun (Algonquian — the language family; Algonquians — the peoples)

«algonquian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large family of Native American and First Nations languages of North America, including Cree, Ojibwe, Mi'kmaq and Blackfoot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#m1)
2. Describing the peoples who speak these languages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in history, geography and language lessons about Canada and the USA. Many English words came from Algonquian languages: moose, skunk, raccoon, moccasin.

### Examples

- Cree is an Algonquian language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#x1)
- The word «moose» comes from an Algonquian language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#x2)
- Algonquian peoples lived across a huge area of North America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#x3)
- We learned Algonquian place names in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#x4)
- Ojibwe and Mi'kmaq are Algonquian too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#x5)
- Many Algonquian languages are still spoken today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/#x6)

### Note

Capital A. Not the same as «Algonquin», one people within the family. Said «al-GONG-kwee-an».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «algonquian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/algonquian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«algonquian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/algonquian.html) on Mova free.