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Naskapi (also known as ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ/Iyuw Iyimuun in the Naskapi language) is an Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi in Quebec and Labrador, Canada.[3] It is written in Eastern Cree syllabics.

Naskapi
ᓇᔅᑲᐱ naskapi, ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ iyuw iyimuun
Native to	Canada
Region	St'aschinuw (Quebec, Labrador)
Ethnicity	Naskapi
Native speakers	1,230 (2016 census)[1]
Language family	Algic Algonquian Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi[2] Naskapi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nsk
Glottolog	nask1242
Linguasphere	62-ADA-ba
Naskapi is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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The term Naskapi is chiefly used to describe the language of the people living in the interior of Quebec and Labrador in or around Kawawachikamach, Quebec. Naskapi is a "y-dialect" that has many linguistic features in common with the Northern dialect of East Cree, and also shares many lexical items with the Innu language.

Although there is a much closer linguistic and cultural relationship between Naskapi and Innu than between Naskapi and other Cree language communities, Naskapi remains unique and distinct from all other language varieties in the Quebec-Labrador peninsula.

Phonology

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m	n
Stop/ Affricate	p	t	tʃ	k
Fricative		s			h
Approximant	w	(ɹ)	j
Lateral		(l)

Each stop has voiced allophones as [b, d, ɡ, dʒ].[4]

• Long vowels: /i/, /a~æ/, /u/
• Short vowels: /ɪ~ə/, /ʌ~ə/, /o~ʊ/

Orthography

There are two writing systems used for Naskapi language. One is Latin, similar to Innu Language (Montagnais), and the other is Cree syllabics, similar to James Bay Cree, as well as other dialects of Cree across Canada.

Latin

Naskapi Latin Alphabet consists of 3 vowels, a, i, and u, in short form and in long form. The long form is either written with a Circumflex accent, e.g. â, or by simply writing the vowel twice, e.g. aa. The vowel also consists of 12 consonants (including the Ch digraph)

Uppercase

A

Â/AA

Ch

H

I

Î/II

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U

Û/UU

W

Y

lowercase

a

â/aa

ch

h

i

î/ii

k

l

m

n

p

r

s

t

u

û/uu

w

y

IPA

/ʌ~ə/

/a~æ/

/tʃ, dʒ/

/h/

/ɪ~ə/

/i/

/k, g/

/l/

/m/

/n/

/p, b/

/ɹ/

/s, ʃ/

/t, d/

/o~ʊ/

/u/

/w/

/j/

• Ch, K, P, and T are voiced between vowels.
• L and R are only used in loanwords from other languages.

Syllabary

Naskapi Syllabics (ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ, naskapi iyuw iyimuun) is derived from Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, and while having its unique characteristics, shares many features with other Canadian Cree Syllabic systems. Unlike other Cree Syllabics, long and short vowels are not distinguished. The final forms in Naskapi Syllabics are similar to other varieties of Eastern Cree syllabics.

	_a	_i	_u	_wa	_wi	_w	s_wa	-
-	ᐊ	ᐃ	ᐅ	ᐛ	ᐎ	ᐤ
p	ᐸ	ᐱ	ᐳ	ᑈ			ᔌ	ᑉ
t	ᑕ	ᑎ	ᑐ	ᑥ			ᔌ	ᑦ
k	ᑲ	ᑭ	ᑯ	ᒂ		ᒄ	ᔎ	ᒃ
ch	ᒐ	ᒋ	ᒍ	ᒠ			ᔏ	ᒡ
m	ᒪ	ᒥ	ᒧ	ᒺ				ᒻ
n	ᓇ	ᓂ	ᓄ	ᓏ				ᓐ
s	ᓴ	ᓯ	ᓱ	ᔄ				ᔅ
y	ᔭ	ᔨ	ᔪ	ᔽ				ᔾ
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Other Symbols
h								ᐦ
hk	ᑾ	ᑶ	ᑴ
l	ᓚ	ᓕ	ᓗ					ᓪ
r	ᕋ	ᕆ	ᕈ					ᕐ

Notes

External links

• Naskapi Lexicon
• Languagegeek: Naskapi
• Naskapi Language
• OLAC resources in and about the Naskapi language

На других языках

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- [en] Naskapi language

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[fr] Naskapi (langue)

Le naskapi, ou iiyuw-iyimuuun[1], est une langue algonquienne parlée dans au Québec et au Labrador, au Canada.

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[it] Lingua naskapi

La lingua naskapi (Iyuw Iyimuun in naskapi) è una lingua della famiglia linguistica algonchina, parlata dai Naskapi, una popolazione amerinda stanziata in Canada, nella penisola del Labrador nella provincia del Quebec.[1]

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[ru] Наскапи (язык)

Наскапи (Innu Aimun, Iyuw Iyimuuun, Naskapi) — алгонкинский язык, на котором говорит народ наскапи, проживающий в двух общинах (одна из них, Кававачикамач, находится на бассейне реки около 10 км северо-восточнее города Шеффервилл) на северо-востоке провинции Квебек в Канаде. По состоянию на 15 декабря 2002 года, большинство населения Мушуау-Инну перебрались из общины Утшимассиц (залив Дэвис) в общину Натуашиш на материке, которая является изолированной на полуострове Лабрадор. Имеет восточный (Натуашиш) и западный (Кававачикамач) диалекты. Народ медленно переходит на английский язык.

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