Langenesis

Algic family

Proto-Algonquian

c. 1,000 BCE – 0 CE Reconstructed

Proto-Algonquian (c. 1,000 BCE – 0 CE) is a reconstructed Algic language. It has 10 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Algic → Proto-Algonquian.

See Proto-Algonquian on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of Algonquian (Bloomfield's classic reconstruction). Usually placed about 2500-3000 years ago, west of the Great Lakes. Of its branches, only Eastern Algonquian is a proven genetic subgroup; 'Plains' and 'Central' are areal groupings.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Algicc. 5,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE
  2. Proto-Algonquianc. 1,000 BCE – 0 CE

Descendants 6

Sister languages 2

Also descended from Proto-Algic.

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