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| Cree Indians Travelling, Paul Kane (1810-1871) Royal Ontario Museum |
We see our own language evolving every day, influenced by factors as diverse as immigration and Twitter. This is, of course, not a new phenomenon, nor is it restricted to English. This interactive map is an atlas of the Algonquian languages. It's part of a project designed to save them and ensure their use in future generations, but in the meantime, it's an interesting glimpse of how a language evolves through time and space ~ and can teach you some useful phrases as well:
http://www.atlas-ling.ca/
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