Cheroenhaka language
E1005437
The Cheroenhaka language, also known as Nottoway, is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Nottoway (Cheroenhaka) people of southeastern Virginia.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iroquoian language
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Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cheroenhaka-Nottoway
NERFINISHED
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Nottoway NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottoway language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe | Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) identity ⓘ |
| documentation |
limited vocabulary records
ⓘ
wordlists collected in the 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) people
NERFINISHED
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Nottoway people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionRisk | critically endangered ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureAssociated | Nottoway River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologStatus | recognized as distinct Iroquoian variety in some classifications ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOrganization | Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
head-marking language
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polysynthetic language ⓘ verb-heavy morphology ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
United States
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southeastern Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalUseBy | Nottoway Indian communities along the Nottoway River ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no ISO 639-3 code as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iroquoian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | English ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
incorporation of nouns into verbs
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pronominal prefixes on verbs ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | contrastive nasal consonants ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cherokee language
NERFINISHED
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Meherrin language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscarora language ⓘ |
| researchField |
Iroquoian linguistics
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language revitalization studies ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community-based language revival projects
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language classes organized by Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe ⓘ |
| status | moribund ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Iroquoian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syntacticFeature | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| timeDepth | attested in colonial-era Virginia records ⓘ |
| usedInCeremony | tribal cultural and heritage events ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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