Mi'kmaq language

ni'kmaq / l'nuk
"my friends" / "people"
ni'kmaq / l'nuk; "my friends" / "people"
Person	Mi'kmaw (L'nu)
People	Mi'kmaq (Lnu'k)
Language	Mi'kmawi'simk
Country	Mi'kma'ki; Wapna'ki

Mi'kmaq
Mi'kmaq
Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk
Pronunciation	[miːɡmax]
Native to	Mi'kma'ki,; Wabankia; Canada; United States
Region	Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspé Peninsula, Anticosti Island, Newfoundland, northern Maine
Ethnicity	168,420 Mi'kmaq (2016 census)
Native speakers	7,140, 4% of ethnic population (2016 census)
Language family	Algic Algonquian Eastern Algonquian Mi'kmaq; ; ;
Writing system	Latin script; Gomgwejui'gasit (historically);
Official status
Official language in	Canada; Nova Scotia;
Recognised minority; language in	Canada; New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	mic
ISO 639-3	mic
Glottolog	mikm1235
ELP	Mi'kmaq

Miꞌkmaq (/ˈmɪɡmɑː/ MIG-mah; Mi'kmaq: [miːɡmax]) is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Miꞌkmaq in Canada and the United States; the total ethnic Miꞌkmaq population is roughly 20,000.

The native name of the language is Lnuismk, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk or Miꞌkmwei (in some dialects). The word Miꞌkmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' (singular miꞌkm); the adjectival form is Miꞌkmaw. Miꞌkmaq has historically been spelled and pronounced Micmac /ˈmɪkmæk/ in English. Contemporary spellings include Migmaw and Mikmaw in English, and Míkmaq, Míkmaw and Mìgmao in Miꞌkmaq.