Plains Algonquian languages

Plains Algonquian
Plains Algonkian
(areal)
Geographic
distribution
Great Plains of the northern United States and southern Canada
Linguistic classificationAlgic
Subdivisions
Language codes
GlottologNone
chey1247  (Cheyenne)
siks1238  (Siksika)
arap1273  (Arapahoic)

The Plains Algonquian languages are commonly grouped together as a subgroup of the larger Algonquian family, itself a member of the Algic family. Though the grouping is often encountered in the literature, it is an areal grouping rather than a genetic one. In other words, the languages are grouped together because they were spoken near one another, not because they are more closely related to one another than to any other Algonquian language. Most studies indicate that within the Algonquian family, only Eastern Algonquian constitutes a separate genetic subgroup.