Maps of Netsilik

Eskimo Interethnic Contacts: Northeastern Canada and Greenland


Eskimo Interethnic Contacts: Northeastern Canada and Greenland

Source:   van der Voort, Hein. 1996. Eskimo Interethnic Contacts: Northeastern Canada & Greenland. Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas, ed. by Stephen A. Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, and Darrel T. Tryon. Vol. II.2. London, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
Date Digitized:   August 2010

Map Description:
This map illustrates the following: 1) it shows the locations of various ethnic groups; 2) it shows settlements of the Vikings and 3) it displays the locations of pidgins in Northeastern Canada and Greenland. Furthermore, it points out the influence of bilingualism. It is important to note that where there are no arrows, English is the dominant second language.



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North America: Languages of Canada and Alaska (PROEL)


Languages of Canada and Alaska

Source:   The Proel Map of Canada and Alaska
The LINGUIST List MultiTree Language Database.
Date Downloaded:   01/01/2010

Map Description:
This map shows the distribution of languages and language families in Canada and Alaska.
More information on the individual languages and language families can be obtained by right-clicking on the map and following the links to the Multitree database, or by going to the PROEL project site.




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