Mi'Kmaq Ideographics

Script Details

Mi'Kmaq Ideographics

Micmac Catholic Prayers, circa 1825.

Micmac Catholic Prayers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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Data

Alternate Names Micmac, Míkmaq, Mi'kmaw, Komqwejwi'kasikl 'sucker fish writings'
Type Logo-Syllabary
Family Algonquin
Direction LTR
Diacritics Yes
Contextual Forms Yes
Capitals Used No
Glyphs 2700
Earliest Location Nova Scotia
Earliest Date ~1500 CE - 1600 CE
Latest Date Present

Bibliography

Author Year Publication Publisher
Edwards, Brenden Fredericks R. 2005 Paper Talk: A History of Libraries, Print Culture, and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada Before 1960 Scarecrow Press
Maillard, Antoine Simon and Bellenger, Joseph M. 1864 Grammaire de la langue mikmaque Nouvelle-York, Presse Cramoisy de J.M. Shea