Ho-Chunk language
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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.
Aliases (1)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
→
Siouan language → endangered language → indigenous language of North America → |
| alternateName |
Hocąk
→
Winnebago language → |
| associatedOrganization |
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
→
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| documentation |
audio and video recordings of speakers
→
grammars and dictionaries → |
| domain |
Ho-Chunk traditional ceremonies
→
oral storytelling traditions → |
| ethnicGroup |
Ho-Chunk people
→
|
| family |
Siouan language family
→
|
| hasDialect |
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 → |
| 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 |
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 (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Deer clan
→
Hoocąk → Wolf clan (Ho-Chunk) → |
language |
|
Winnebago
→
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska → |
traditionalLanguage |
|
Water Spirit clan
("Hoocąk language")
→
|
languageContext |
|
Thunderbird clan
→
|
languageOfCommunity |
|
Bear clan
→
|
languageOfName |
|
Ho-Chunk
→
|
speaksLanguage |
|
Paul Radin
→
|
studiedLanguage |