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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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