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Huron-Wyandot

Huron-Wyandot was an Iroquoian language once spoken in United States.

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Huron-Wyandot · 44.3°N 77.5°W

Wyandot (Waⁿdátcode: wya is deprecated , also Wendat, Wyandotte, Quendat or Huron) is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known as Wyandot or Wyandotte, descended from the Tionontati. It is considered a sister to the Wendat language, spoken by descendants of the Huron-Wendat Confederacy. It was last spoken, before its revival, by members located primarily in Oklahoma, United States, and Ontario, Canada. Linguists have traditionally considered Wyandot as a dialect or modern form of Wendat, even though the two are no longer mutually intelligible.

Wyandot essentially died out as a spoken language with the death of the last native speaker in 1972, though there are now attempts at revitalization:

The Wyandotte Nation is offering Wyandot language classes in the Wyandotte Public Schools grades K–4, at the Wyandotte Nation's preschool "Turtle-Tots" program in Oklahoma and has created online language lessons for self-study.

From Wikipedia · Wyandot language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Huron-Wyandot

MeaningWordRomanization
personoxwe*
namehSEnd*
eyexahr*
earahoht*
nosexondy*
toothndoS*
tonguendahS*
handxohres*
bloodnkwEy*
bone7ne*
skinatyEr*
kneehSinkot*
breastnohrahS*
liverskwEh*
watersaundustee
firecist*
sunrakw*
startiSo*
stonehrend*
mountainnot*
treerot*
leafnraht*
nightahsot*
dognyEno*
fishhwEt*
louseciwe*
oneskat*
twotendi*
Iendi*
youesa*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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