An Algonquin.
algonquian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for algonquian.
Editorial note
Perhaps Iroquois Confederacy would have to merge with Algonquian Peoples and Five Civilized Tribes to stay politically relevant.
Quick take
An Algonquin.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of algonquian gathered in one view.
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for algonquian.
noun
An Algonquin.
See also: algonquian-language, algonkian, algonquin
adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
See also: algonquian-language, algonkian, algonquin
Example sentences
Perhaps Iroquois Confederacy would have to merge with Algonquian Peoples and Five Civilized Tribes to stay politically relevant.
It would provide moral and spiritual support to their descendants, relatives, and foster cultures(3) who revive their Algonquian language(1)(4).
Perhaps the plural in Algonquian dialects was not distinguishable to English speakers in the 1600s.
It may not surprise you to learn that early Jesuits in Canada had ongoing debates and dialogues with Algonquian sachems and recorded some of the exchanges.
Can't quite say that for, say, the Algonquian languages.
It's an Algonquian word (further East from the Iroquois).
Some examples are animate or inanimate like Algonquian languages do or the physical properties of an object, such as its shape, size, or consistency like the Athabaskan languages do.
Some languages – the most famous examples are the Algonquian family – have two different third person pronouns, proximate (the more topically prominent third person) and obviative (the less topically prominent third person) – for example, if you were talking about your friend meeting a stranger, you might use proximate third person for your friend but obviative for the stranger.
I'm not talking, like, how the land Yale University is on was once owned by the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Niantic, and the Quinnipiac and other Algonquian speaking peoples and then some white dudes forcibly relocated them and then years later some other white dudes got together and founded a school which became Yale.
Quote examples
According to Wikipedia: "In Algonquian mythology, the thunderbird controls the upper world..." Its wings create thunder, while its eyes shoot lightning.
First, Eskimos and Inuits are not necessarily referring to the same people, and Eskimo seems to come from Algonquian and means "snowshoe-netter" or "to net snowshoes", at least as far as I gather from some quick searching.
And the helicopter crashed into a river, Potomac, named after the Algonquian word for a native american city and was itself named after a native american war chief (Black Hawk) that fought alongside the Canadians/British in the war of 1812 (where the white house and capitol were set on fire) to "push away white settlers".
But umlaut does not exist in English, we use “oo” for “u”, and the “uh” is silent: so we get “moos” and “moos”:) Also, apparently moose is an Algonquian loanword!
Proper noun examples
Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country.
This term referred to the Greenland Inuits and the (probably Algonquian-speaking) Canadian Indians in Vinland.
There are numerous Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Inuit examples from northeastern North America, a number of examples from southeastern North America, and a small cluster of cultures from Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use algonquian in a sentence?
Perhaps Iroquois Confederacy would have to merge with Algonquian Peoples and Five Civilized Tribes to stay politically relevant.
What does algonquian mean?
An Algonquin.
What part of speech is algonquian?
algonquian is commonly used as noun, adjective.