Hocąk language
E1040440
Hocąk language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people of the North American Midwest.
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.
this entity surface form:
Hocak language