Delaware languages subgroup
E1014506
The Delaware languages subgroup is a branch of the Eastern Algonquian language family that includes the closely related Indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Lenape (Delaware) peoples of the northeastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delaware languages subgroup canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Eastern Algonquian
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delaware languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenape languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenapehoking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Eastern Algonquian ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Mahican language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | historically documented by missionaries and linguists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Lenape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munsee Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ Unami Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Algonquian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Eastern-Algonquian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant clusters ⓘ |
| hasPhylum | Algic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Munsee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Unami NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Unami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Delaware River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Hudson Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Lenape language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munsee language NERFINISHED ⓘ Unami language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Eastern Algonquian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
head-marking
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| morphologyType | polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| partOf |
Algic language family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Algonquian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts among Lenape communities ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Eastern Algonquian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers |
Delaware people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenape people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial speech of the Lenape
ⓘ
traditional oral literature of the Lenape ⓘ traditional place names in Lenapehoking ⓘ |
| wordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.