Mohegan-Pequot language
E119596
The Mohegan-Pequot language is an Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mohegan and Pequot peoples of the northeastern United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mohegan-Pequot language canonical | 9 |
| Pequot language | 4 |
| Mohegan language | 2 |
| Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk dialect continuum | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Mohegan-Pequot language
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan language
Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk language ⓘ Mohegan-Pequot language ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot language
|
| belongsToMacroArea | North America ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Massachusett language
ⓘ
Narragansett language ⓘ Quiripi language ⓘ Unquachog language ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentation | documented by early missionaries and linguists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Mohegan
ⓘ
Pequot people ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot
|
| grammaticalFeature |
animate–inanimate gender distinction
ⓘ
obviative marking ⓘ person hierarchy in verb agreement ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mohe1246 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | xpq ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenBy |
Mohegan tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan people
Pequot people ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDecline | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | once widely spoken in coastal Connecticut ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English language (lexical borrowing) ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Algic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Algic language family
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageOf |
Mohegan tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
|
| linguisticArea | Southern New England Algonquian ⓘ |
| morphology |
complex inflectional system
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mohegan-Pequot language
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk dialect continuum
|
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ |
| region |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| revitalization | taught in Mohegan tribal programs ⓘ |
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
revival efforts in progress ⓘ |
| subfamily | Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| typology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| useContext |
cultural preservation activities
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mohegan language
this entity surface form:
Pequot language
this entity surface form:
Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk dialect continuum
this entity surface form:
Pequot language
this entity surface form:
Pequot language
this entity surface form:
Mohegan language
this entity surface form:
Pequot language