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- Algic
- Eastern Algonquian
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy
ISO 639-3 · pqmpqm
Algic family
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
skicinuwatuwewakon
Malecite-Passamaquoddy is a language of the Eastern Algonquian branch (Algic), spoken in Canada and United States. Wikidata counts about 590 speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “Algonquian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pqm- Glottocode
male1292- Family
- Algic
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Malecite-Passamaquoddy · skicinuwatuwewakon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Malecite-Passamaquoddy language, Maliseet–Passamaquoddy, Wəlastəkwey, pqm, skicinuwatuwewakon |
| All speakers | 590 (2011) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Algic to Malecite-Passamaquoddy
The branches above Malecite-Passamaquoddy, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Canada
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