Algic languages Algic languages The Algic (also Algonquian-Wiyot-Yurok or Algonquian-Ritwan) languages are an indigenous language family of North America. They are all thought to descend from Proto-Algic, a second-order proto language reconstructed using Proto-Algonquian and the attested languages Wiyot and Yurok. ...more on Wikipedia about "Algic languages"
Proto-Algonquian (commonly abbreviated PA) is the name given to the posited proto-language of the languages of the Algonquian family. It is thought to have been spoken between 2500 and 3000 years ago, probably between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario, Ontario, in Canada, and at least as far south as Niagara Falls (determined by Siebert 1967 through examination of the reconstructed terms for natural features, plants, and animals). Proto-Algonquian, in turn, was a member of the Algic family, whose other two members, Wiyot and Yurok, are (or were) spoken in California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Proto-Algonquian language"
Wiyot (also Wishosk) is an extinct Algic language, spoken by the Wiyot people of Humboldt Bay, California. The language's last native speaker, Della Prince, died in 1962. Some Wiyots are attempting a revival of the language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wiyot language"
Yurok (also Weitspekan) is an Algic language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yurok language"
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