Atikamekw language Totally Explained

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The Atikamekw language (also known as Attikamek, Tête de Boule, Attimewk, Atihkamekw, Atikamek) is an Algonquian language, and is a dialect of the Cree language complex. It is spoken in southwestern Quebec by nearly all the Atikamekw. It is notable for being the only modern Cree dialect to still retain the /r/ sound which has become /n/, /y/, /l/ or /ð/ in all other Cree-Montagnais dialects. The dialect is also notable for having numerous borrowings from Ojibwe.

Classification

Atikamekw is an Algonquian language, of the Algic family of languages, and is descended from Proto-Algonquian. It is part of the Cree dialect continuum, along with Montaignais and Naskapi.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of Atikamekw in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets):

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m /m/	n /n/
Stop	p /p/	t /t/	tc /tʃ/	k /k/
Fricative		s /s/	c /ʃ/		h /h/
Tap		r /r/
Approximant				w /w/

Vowels

	Front		Back
	long	short	long	short
Close	î /iː/	i /i/
Mid	ê /eː/	e /e/	ô /oː/	o /o/
Open			â /aː/	a /a/

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