Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The reconstructed protolanguage of the Algonquian family of languages.
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- proper noun The posited
proto-language of theAlgonquian languages.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Just recently I was astonished to discover a book on Proto-Algonquian, also available for free to download.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Being that I live in Winnipeg where Cree and Ojibway both from Proto-Algonquian are the main Aboriginal languages spoken, it especially gives me a tingley feeling of joy to see.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Just recently I was astonished to discover a book on Proto-Algonquian, also available for free to download.
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Being that I live in Winnipeg where Cree and Ojibway both from Proto-Algonquian are the main Aboriginal languages spoken, it especially gives me a tingley feeling of joy to see.
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Paleoglot: Proto-Algonquian hot off the press at Lulu.com skip to main
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A similar analog from Algonquian is that Proto-Algonquian has a cleanly reconstructible word for 'seal', as in the animal.
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