Algic
//ˈæl.ɡɪk// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.
Etymology
Blend of Allegheny + Atlantic. Coined by Henry Schoolcraft in his Algic Researches (1839) from the names of the Allegheny River and the Atlantic Ocean.
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