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| | Algonkian Languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02) |
 | | Algonkian (also spelled Algonquian) is the largest family of languages native to North America. |
 | | Before the coming of the Europeans, Algonkian languages were spoken in what is now the eastern U.S., the southern half of Canada and parts of the western U.S. As Algonkian speakers were the first native peoples that the English encountered in North America, a large number of Algonkian words have entered the English language. |
 | | Some examples of Algonkian words that have entered English: moose, skunk, chipmunk, raccoon, possum, persimmon, squash, hominy, squaw, papoose, wigwam, powwow, moccasin, wampum, tomahawk, woodchuck and toboggan. |
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