The Míkmaq Language (Míkmawísimk) is a member of the Algonquian Language Family. There are about 10,000+ speakers of the Míkmaq Language out of a total population of about 50,000+ Míkmaq people. The Ethnology of the Míkmaw language is as follows: Algic - Algonquian - Algonquian Proper - Eastern - Boreal - Micmac The official orthography of the Míkmaq Nation is the Francis-Smith Orthography. LESSONS Alphabet and Sounds Phonetics Exercise Grammar Speaking Míkmawísimk Conversation Names Numbers Months of the Year Days of the Week Seasons Colors Family and Friends People Animals Plants and Trees The Body Seven Directions Weather Extended Characters for Míkmawísmk Learn how to type the characters used in the Míkmaq langauge. Other Orthographies Míkmaq.com fully supports the use of the Francis-Smith Orthographyy throughout all of Míkmákik, as it is a good tool for unity. For research purposes, below are the other orthographies used in the past and present. Pacifique Orthography Listuguj Orthography Lexicon Orthography Rand Orthography