Huron-Wyandot
Huron-Wyandot was an Iroquoian language once spoken in United States.
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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
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oxwe* | |
| name | hSEnd* | |
| eye | xahr* | |
| ear | ahoht* | |
| nose | xondy* | |
| tooth | ndoS* | |
| tongue | ndahS* | |
| hand | xohres* | |
| blood | nkwEy* | |
| bone | 7ne* | |
| skin | atyEr* | |
| knee | hSinkot* | |
| breast | nohrahS* | |
| liver | skwEh* | |
| water | saundustee | |
| fire | cist* | |
| sun | rakw* | |
| star | tiSo* | |
| stone | hrend* | |
| mountain | not* | |
| tree | rot* | |
| leaf | nraht* | |
| night | ahsot* | |
| dog | nyEno* | |
| fish | hwEt* | |
| louse | ciwe* | |
| one | skat* | |
| two | tendi* | |
| I | endi* | |
| you | esa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · wyan1247 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wya