Alternate Names: Algonkin, Anishinaabemowin
Dialects: Northern Algonquin, Southern Algonquin (Nipissing). Northern Algonquin and Southern Algonquin varieties very different.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,760 (2011 census), decreasing. 180 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 5,000 (1987 SIL). L2 users: Also used by a small number of people from related languages who have intermarried, and some priests, will speak Algonquin.
Language Use: Religious services, administration, commerce. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], French [fra], Southern East Cree [crj]. Most are bilingual with over 25% multilingual.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Taught in primary schools. Some study of spoken and written forms in high school. New media. NT: 1998.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Canada
Other Comments: Christian.