Fun with the interactive Algonquian language map (fwd link)

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*Fun with the interactive Algonquian language map*
If you don't know your Plains Cree from your Innu, this map can help

By Arika Okrent | 9:18am ET

There was once a linguistic landscape of incredible diversity in North
America. While the continent of Europe has three main language families —
Romance, Germanic, and Slavic — Native American languages can be grouped
into about 30 language families. One of the largest, with languages that at
one time covered an area reaching all the way from New England to the Rocky
Mountains, is the Algonquian family. Algonquian languages are still spoken
in Canada and the northern U.S. Two of them — Cree and Ojibwa — are
estimated to have over 50,000 speakers. But even the healthiest native
languages need active support to ensure their survival.

The goal of the Algonquian Linguistic Atlas <http://www.atlas-ling.ca/> is
"to make sure that the beautiful Algonquian languages and the cultures they
embody will be heard and spoken by many more generations to come." It isn't
just a repository of words and stories though. It is organized in a way
that lets you explore the similarities and differences between the
languages, and see how they are distributed by place.

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Access full article below:

http://theweek.com/article/index/260606/fun-with-the-interactive-algonquian-language-map
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