Hocąk language

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Hocąk language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people of the North American Midwest.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hocak language 1
Hocąk language canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language
Siouan language
indigenous language of North America
alternateName Ho-Chunk language NERFINISHED
Winnebago language NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Iowa-Otoe-Missouria language NERFINISHED
Kansa language NERFINISHED
Omaha-Ponca language NERFINISHED
Osage language NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance central to Ho-Chunk identity
documentedBy linguists specializing in Siouan languages
endangermentStatus endangered language
ethnicGroup Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska NERFINISHED
family Siouan language family NERFINISHED
glottocode hoch1243
hasGrammaticalFeature active–stative alignment tendencies
animacy-based grammar distinctions
rich system of verbal affixes
verb-heavy morphology
hasLoanwordsFrom English NERFINISHED
French NERFINISHED
other neighboring Native American languages
hasOrthography standardized Latin-based orthography promoted by Ho-Chunk Nation
hasPhonologicalFeature nasal vowels
tone or pitch accent distinctions
hasResourceType dictionaries
grammars
text collections
ISO639-3 win
languageBranch Western Siouan NERFINISHED
languageStatus subject of active preservation programs
regionType Plains and Great Lakes area
revitalizationEfforts development of dictionaries and teaching materials
immersion and school-based programs
language classes in tribal communities
spokenBy Ho-Chunk people NERFINISHED
Winnebago people NERFINISHED
subfamily Mississippi Valley Siouan NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion Nebraska NERFINISHED
North American Midwest NERFINISHED
Wisconsin NERFINISHED
typologicalFeature complex verb templates
head-marking morphology
usedIn oral storytelling traditions of the Ho-Chunk people
traditional ceremonies of the Ho-Chunk people
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Winnebago language alternativeName Hocąk language
Winnebago language alternativeName Hocąk language
this entity surface form: Hocak language