Miami-Illinois language
E59070
The Miami-Illinois language is an Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Miami and Illinois (Illiniwek) peoples of the Midwest, now the focus of significant revitalization efforts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miami-Illinois language canonical | 20 |
| Illinois language | 1 |
| Miami-Illinois language continuum | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ revitalized language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kickapoo language
ⓘ
Meskwaki language ⓘ Shawnee language ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor |
Illinois people
ⓘ
Miami people ⓘ |
| currentStatus | subject of language revitalization ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
French missionaries
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Illiniwek language
ⓘ
Miami-Illinois language ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois language
Miami language ⓘ Miami-Illinois ⓘ Myaamia ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Algonquian language ⓘ |
| hasEarlyDocumentation |
17th-century French dictionaries
ⓘ
17th-century French grammars ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
animate–inanimate noun gender
ⓘ
obviative marking ⓘ person hierarchy in verb agreement ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant system typical of Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenBy |
Illiniwek
ⓘ
Illinois peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois people
Miami people ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
surface form:
Missouri River valley
Ohio ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO639-3 | mia ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| revitalizationIncludes |
community classes
ⓘ
curriculum development for tribal members ⓘ online learning materials ⓘ |
| revitalizationLedBy | Myaamia Center ⓘ |
| revitalizationPartner |
Miami University
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami University (Ohio)
|
| spokenBy |
Miami Nation of Indiana (unrecognized)
ⓘ
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| status | no native first-language speakers in 20th century ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Algonquian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Algonquian languages
|
| taughtAt |
Miami University
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami University (Ohio)
|
| usedIn |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
traditional Miami stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Illinois language
this entity surface form:
Miami-Illinois language continuum
subject surface form:
Miami Nation of Indiana