Ho-Chunk language
E83016
The Ho-Chunk language is a Native American Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, known for its complex verb morphology and ongoing revitalization efforts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ho-Chunk language canonical | 20 |
| Hoocąk language | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Hoocąk
ⓘ
surface form:
Hocąk
Winnebago language ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
ⓘ
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentation |
audio and video recordings of speakers
ⓘ
grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| domain |
Ho-Chunk traditional ceremonies
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ho-Chunk
ⓘ
surface form:
Ho-Chunk people
|
| family |
Siouan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Siouan language family
|
| hasDialect |
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
ⓘ
surface form:
Nebraska Ho-Chunk
Wisconsin Ho-Chunk ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | win ⓘ |
| languageRevitalizationStatus | undergoing revitalization ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
nasal vowels
ⓘ
rich system of verbal affixes ⓘ tone or pitch accent (in some analyses) ⓘ use of vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature | complex verb morphology ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| relatedLanguage |
Chiwere language
ⓘ
Dakota language ⓘ Lakota language ⓘ Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
surface form:
Omaha-Ponca language
|
| revitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
development of teaching materials ⓘ documentation and recording of elders ⓘ immersion programs for children ⓘ university collaborations ⓘ |
| status |
heritage language for many Ho-Chunk people
ⓘ
threatened ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Siouan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Valley Siouan
|
| traditionalRegion |
Nebraska
ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
head-marking in verbs
ⓘ
obviation system (third-person distinctions) ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ho-Chunk elders ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultural education programs
ⓘ
tribal government contexts ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hoocąk language
subject surface form:
Winneshiek