Wôpanâak
E46226
Algonquian language
Indigenous language
Native American language
endangered language
revitalized language
Wôpanâak is the Indigenous Algonquian language of the Wampanoag people of southeastern New England, currently undergoing revitalization after centuries of dormancy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Indigenous language ⓘ Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ revitalized language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Massachusett language
ⓘ
Wampanoag language ⓘ Wôpanâôt8âôk ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
key element of Wampanoag identity
ⓘ
used in cultural education ⓘ used in traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
English language dominance
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colonial language suppression ⓘ |
| grammaticalType |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
community language classes
ⓘ
language immersion school ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex inflectional system
ⓘ
obviative marking ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
animate–inanimate noun distinction
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasNotableLinguist | Jessie Little Doe Baird ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | dormant language ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
intertribal communication
ⓘ
land deeds ⓘ legal documents ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| historicalWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageRevivalMethod |
comparative Algonquian linguistics
ⓘ
linguistic reconstruction ⓘ |
| reconstructionBasedOn |
Bible translations
ⓘ
colonial-era documents ⓘ missionary texts ⓘ word lists ⓘ |
| region |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
Martha's Vineyard ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Nantucket ⓘ southeastern New England ⓘ |
| revitalizationProject | Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | undergoing revitalization ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Wampanoag people ⓘ |
| statusInCommunity | symbol of cultural revitalization ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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