Shinnecock language

E275628

Shinnecock language is an Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Shinnecock people of Long Island, New York, and currently the focus of revitalization efforts.

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Label Occurrences
Shinnecock language canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language
Native American language
endangered language
indigenous language of the United States
associatedWithEthnicGroup Shinnecock Indian Nation
associatedWithTribalGovernment Shinnecock Indian Nation
surface form: Shinnecock Indian Nation tribal council
belongsToMacroRegion Eastern North America
closelyAssociatedWith Shinnecock Bay
Shinnecock Hills, New York
surface form: Shinnecock Hills
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance important to Shinnecock identity
documentationStatus fragmentarily documented
educationProgramsAt Shinnecock Reservation
geneticallyRelatedTo Munsee language
surface form: Lenape language

Massachusett language
Mohegan-Pequot language
Montaukett language
Narragansett language
Unquachog language
goalOfRevitalization community fluency restoration
intergenerational transmission
historicalDocumentationBy early colonial-era observers
historicallySpokenIn Long Island
New York
Northeastern United States
ISOStatus no individual ISO 639-3 code
languageBranch Algic
languageFamily Algonquian languages
partOfLinguisticArea Northeast Woodlands
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
primaryLocation Suffolk County, New York
region Shinnecock Indian Nation
surface form: Shinnecock Indian Nation territory
revitalizationEffortsInclude community programs
curriculum development
language classes
revitalizationEffortsLedBy Shinnecock Indian Nation
revitalizationStatus undergoing revitalization
revitalizationSupportFrom linguists specializing in Algonquian languages
spokenBy Shinnecock Indian Nation
surface form: Shinnecock people
status severely endangered
subfamilyOf Eastern Algonquian languages
typologicalFeature animacy-based grammar
polysynthetic morphology
rich verb inflection
usedIn ceremonial contexts
cultural education
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Referenced by (2)

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

Shinnecock Indian Nation traditionalLanguage Shinnecock language
Shinnecock Powwow languageContext Shinnecock language