Bungee (Bungi)
E278588
Bungee (Bungi) is a historically spoken creole language of the Canadian Prairies that blends elements of Scottish English, Scottish Gaelic, and Indigenous languages, particularly Cree and Ojibwe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bungee (Bungi) canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creole language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ mixed language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Bungee dialect
ⓘ
Bungi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Red River Settlement
ⓘ
fur trade era in the Canadian Prairies ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Métis and Scottish settler identity in the Prairies ⓘ |
| developedAmong |
Métis
ⓘ
surface form:
Red River Métis
Scottish-descended settlers in the Prairies ⓘ |
| documentedBy | linguists studying Canadian English and creoles ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
assimilation policies in Canada
ⓘ
shift to Standard Canadian English ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFromLanguage |
Scots
ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney Scots
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasLexifierLanguage | Scottish English ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
Cree and Ojibwe loanwords
ⓘ
Scottish English phonology influences ⓘ code-mixing of English and Indigenous languages ⓘ distinctive intonation influenced by Gaelic and Scots ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateLanguage |
Cree
ⓘ
Ojibwe ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English-based creole ⓘ |
| region | Western Canada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian English
ⓘ
Cree language ⓘ Anishinaabemowin ⓘ
surface form:
Ojibwe language
Scots ⓘ
surface form:
Scots language
|
| spokenInHistorical |
Plains of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Prairies
Manitoba ⓘ Red River region ⓘ |
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
nearly extinct ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Métis
ⓘ
surface form:
Métis communities
descendants of Scottish fur traders ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.