| Algic | |
|---|---|
| Algonquian–Ritwan Algonquian–Wiyot–Yurok | |
| Geographic distribution | northern North America |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language | Proto-Algic |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-5 | aql |
| Glottolog | algi1248 |
 Pre-contact distribution of Algic languages | |
| Notes | † - extinct language |
The Algic languages (also Algonquian–Wiyot–Yurok or Algonquian–Ritwan)[1][2] are an indigenous language family of North America. Most Algic languages belong to the Algonquian subfamily, dispersed over a broad area from the Rocky Mountains to Atlantic Canada. The other Algic languages are the Yurok and Wiyot of northwestern California, which, despite their geographic proximity, are not closely related. All these languages descend from Proto-Algic, a second-order proto-language estimated[citation needed] to have been spoken about 7,000 years ago and reconstructed using the reconstructed Proto-Algonquian language and the Wiyot and Yurok languages.
- ^ Berman, Howard (July 1984). "Proto-Algonquian-Ritwan Verbal Roots". International Journal of American Linguistics. 50 (3): 335–342. doi:10.1086/465840. ISSN 0020-7071. S2CID 144285942.
- ^ Golla, Victor (September 20, 2011). California Indian languages. Berkeley. p. 61. ISBN 9780520949522. OCLC 755008853.
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