St. Francis-Sokoki dialect

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The St. Francis-Sokoki dialect is a variety of the Western Abenaki language traditionally spoken by the St. Francis-Sokoki band of Abenaki people in the northeastern United States.

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St. Francis-Sokoki dialect canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Western Abenaki language
associatedWith Missisquoi Abenaki people
surface form: Missisquoi Abenaki community

St. Francis-Sokoki band of Abenaki
surface form: St. Francis-Sokoki Band of Abenaki Nation at Missisquoi
belongsTo Abenaki language continuum
closelyRelatedTo other Western Abenaki dialects
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext Abenaki traditions and customs
ethnicGroup Abenaki
surface form: Abenaki people
hasEndonym Abenaki language name used by St. Francis-Sokoki band
hasGrammar Western Abenaki grammatical structure
hasPhonology Western Abenaki phonological system
historicalRegion Missisquoi River valley
upper Connecticut River valley
ISO639Status covered under Western Abenaki (if coded)
languageBranch Eastern Algonquian languages
languageFamily Algonquian languages
partOf Western Abenaki language
region New England
revitalizationEfforts community-based language programs
language classes for tribal members
spokenBy St. Francis-Sokoki band of Abenaki
spokenIn New Hampshire
Vermont
Northeastern United States
surface form: northeastern United States
status endangered
usedFor cultural preservation
oral tradition
traditional ceremonies
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Western Abenaki language hasDialect St. Francis-Sokoki dialect