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The Plains Algonquian languages are commonly grouped together as a subgroup of the larger Algonquian family, itself a member of the Algic family. Though this 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 each other, not because they are any closer related to one another than to any other Algonquian language. Within the Algonquian family, only Eastern Algonquian constitutes a separate genetic subgroup. ==Family== The Plains Algonquian languages are well known for having diverged significantly from Proto-Algonquian (the parent of all Algonquian languages), both phonologically and lexically. For example, Proto-Algonquian '' *keriwa'', "eagle", becomes Cheyenne ''netse''; Proto-Algonquian '' *weθali'', "her husband", becomes Arapaho ''ííx'',〔Mithun (1999:335)〕 '' *nepyi'', "water" becomes Gros Ventre ''níc'', '' *wa·poswa'', "hare" becomes Arapaho ''nóóku'',〔Goddard (2001:75)〕 '' *maθkwa'', "bear" becomes Arapaho ''wox'', and '' *sakime·wa'', "fly" becomes Arapaho ''noubee''.〔(Arapaho Language through Time ). The Arapaho Project. Retrieved on 2007-04-15〕 Proto-Algonquian *''eθkwe·wa'' 'woman' becomes Arapaho ''hisei'', Blackfoot ''aakííwa'', Cheyenne ''hé’e'', and Gros Ventre ''iiθe''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plains Algonquian languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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