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Naskapi  

Definition

  • Naskapi (also known as Iyuw Iyimuun in the Naskapi language) is an Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi in Quebec and Labrador, Canada. It is written in Eastern Cree syllabics. Naskapi is a language belonging to the Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi linguistic continuum, which is part of the Central branch of the Algonquian languages of the Algic family of languages. Naskapi remains unique and distinct from all other language varieties in the Quebec-Labrador peninsula.

Identifier

  • NSK

Notation

  • nsk

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/NSK

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