Mi'kmaq

Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States
Intangible natural_language Q13321
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Mi'kmaq

Summary

Mi'kmaq is a natural language[1]. Mi'kmaq draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #177 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mi'kmaq is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Mi'kmaq is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mi'kmaq's instance of is recorded as natural language[5].
  • Mi'kmaq's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Mi'kmaq is a type of Eastern Algonquian[7].
  • Mi'kmaq's writing system is recorded as Latin script[8].
  • Mi'kmaq's Commons category is recorded as Mi'kmaq language[9].
  • Mi'kmaq's Wikimedia language code is recorded as mic[10].
  • Mi'kmaq's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mi'kmaq language[11].
  • Mi'kmaq's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+8270'}[12].
  • Mi'kmaq's UNESCO language status is recorded as 2 vulnerable[13].
  • Mi'kmaq's indigenous to is recorded as Mi’kmaw[14].
  • Mi'kmaq's indigenous to is recorded as New Brunswick[15].
  • Mi'kmaq's indigenous to is recorded as Nova Scotia[16].
  • Mi'kmaq's indigenous to is recorded as Prince Edward Island[17].
  • Mi'kmaq's indigenous to is recorded as Quebec[18].
  • Mi'kmaq's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MIC[19].
  • Mi'kmaq's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 6b Threatened[20].
  • Mi'kmaq's has grammatical gender is recorded as common[21].
  • Mi'kmaq's has grammatical gender is recorded as neuter[22].
  • Mi'kmaq's related category is recorded as Category:Mi'kmaq pronunciation[23].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[5] and modern language[6]. Mi'kmaq is a type of Eastern Algonquian[7].

Why It Matters

Mi'kmaq draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #177 of 734).[2] Mi'kmaq has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Mi'kmaq is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Indigenous to Mi’kmaw, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia +2
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+8270'}
    Topic's main category Category:Mi'kmaq language
    Ethnologue language status 6b Threatened
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