Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language

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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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Generate an image of the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy 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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Algonquian language ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Abenaki language ⓘ
Mi'kmaq language ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
culturalRole key marker of Maliseet identity ⓘ
key marker of Passamaquoddy identity ⓘ
ethnicity Passamaquoddy ⓘ
Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Saint John River
revitalizationStatus subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ
spokenBy Maliseet people ⓘ
Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
status severely endangered ⓘ
subfamilyOf Algic language family ⓘ
linked to: Algic languages

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 ⓘ

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Algonquian languages → includesLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Algic languages → includes → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasDialect → Maliseet dialect ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasDialect → Passamaquoddy dialect ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasResource → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy online dictionary ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasAlternativeName → Wolastoqey language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → hasAlternativeName → Wolastoqey-Peskotomuhkati language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Indigenous peoples of New England → hasLanguage → Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Maliseet → nativeLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Passamaquoddy → language → Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-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 language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick → languageCommunity → Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Maliseet language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Wolastoq → languageOfOrigin → Maliseet language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Wolastoq → languageOfOrigin → Wolastoqey language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Tobique River → languageOrigin → Wolastoqey language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Malecite Amis → subdivisionOf → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Malecite Amis → partOf → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language continuum ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Malecite Amis → closelyRelatedTo → Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Malecite Amis → endonymLanguage → Wolastoqey language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Malecite Amis → hasAlternativeName → Wolastoqey dialect ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Malecite → speaksLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Indian Township Reservation → usesLanguage → Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Peskotomuhkati → hasLanguage → Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Wolastoqiyik → language → Wolastoqey language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Etchemin language → possiblyRelatedTo → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Northeast Woodlands languages → includesLanguage → Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick → primaryLanguage → Wolastoqey language ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians → hasTraditionalLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Malecite people → language → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
Malécites → speaksLanguage → Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ