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Welcome to the Mi'gmaq language wiki!

This wiki aims to provide a snapshot of some of the current topics in describing the grammar of Mi'gmaq that McGill linguists are working on with members of the Listuguj community. It is still a work in progress, so nothing here should be taken as the final word on the language, although we are doing our best to make it as accurate as possible. If you see an error, please contact us through the blog. If you know something about Mi'gmaq and would like to contribute to the wiki, you can create an account using the link at the top right corner of the screen, although we would also love to hear from you in person. Please be aware that anything that is submitted to the wiki may be edited by other contributors.

Mi'gmaq is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken in eastern Canada. For more information, see the article Background. There are several different ways of writing down Mi'gmaq. This wiki uses the Listuguj orthography, but a description of the various possible writing systems can be found in the Orthography article. A list of glosses used on this wiki can be found on the Glosses page. There are various resources online which provide definitions of basic linguistic terminology, for example this glossary of linguistic terms; see the "Linguistics Online" sidebar of the blog for more info.

Many of the articles in this wiki build on class projects that were developed as part of a class wiki for a field methods course on Mi'gmaq in Fall 2011 at McGill. Currently available and projected topics are listed below.

• Background

Sounds of Mi'gmaq

• Orthography
• Schwa
• Long and Short Vowels
• Stress

Words of Mi'gmaq

• Verbs: Overview
• Verbs: Person Endings
• Verbs: Intransitive Animate
• Verbs: Intransitive Inanimate
• Verbs: Transitive Animate
• Verbs: Transitive Inanimate
• Verbs: Tense
• Verbs: Negation
• Preverbs
• Verbs: Medials
• Verbs: Finals

• Pronouns
• Nouns: Overview
• Forming Nouns from Verbs
• Nouns: Possession
• Noun Classes

• Discourse Particles
• Questions

Mi'gmaq Language Resources

• The blog associated with this wiki, for project updates and more language-related links
• Mikmaq Online, which includes an online dictionary

General Wiki Resources

• Consult User's Guide for information on using the wiki software
• Wiki gloss extension
• MediaWiki FAQ