Mohegan-Pequot language
E119596
The Mohegan-Pequot language is an Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mohegan and Pequot peoples of the northeastern United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mohegan-Pequot language canonical | 9 |
| Pequot language | 4 |
| Mohegan language | 2 |
| Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk dialect continuum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1028120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mohegan-Pequot language Context triple: [Mohegan tribe, language, Mohegan-Pequot language]
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A.
Mahican language
The Mahican language is an Eastern Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mahican people of the upper Hudson River Valley in what is now New York State.
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B.
Munsee language
The Munsee language is an Eastern Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Munsee Lenape people of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers.
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C.
Mohawk language
The Mohawk language is an Indigenous Iroquoian language of North America, traditionally spoken by the Mohawk people in regions of what are now New York, Ontario, and Quebec.
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D.
Ho-Chunk language
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.
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E.
Narragansett language
The Narragansett language is an Algonquian Native American language of the Northeastern United States, historically spoken by the Narragansett people of present-day Rhode Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mohegan-Pequot language Target entity description: The Mohegan-Pequot language is an Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mohegan and Pequot peoples of the northeastern United States.
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A.
Mahican language
The Mahican language is an Eastern Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mahican people of the upper Hudson River Valley in what is now New York State.
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B.
Munsee language
The Munsee language is an Eastern Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Munsee Lenape people of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers.
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C.
Mohawk language
The Mohawk language is an Indigenous Iroquoian language of North America, traditionally spoken by the Mohawk people in regions of what are now New York, Ontario, and Quebec.
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D.
Ho-Chunk language
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.
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E.
Narragansett language
The Narragansett language is an Algonquian Native American language of the Northeastern United States, historically spoken by the Narragansett people of present-day Rhode Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Mohegan-Pequot language
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan language
Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk language ⓘ Mohegan-Pequot language ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot language
|
| belongsToMacroArea | North America ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Massachusett language
ⓘ
Narragansett language ⓘ Quiripi language ⓘ Unquachog language ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentation | documented by early missionaries and linguists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Mohegan
ⓘ
Pequot people ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot
|
| grammaticalFeature |
animate–inanimate gender distinction
ⓘ
obviative marking ⓘ person hierarchy in verb agreement ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mohe1246 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | xpq ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenBy |
Mohegan tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan people
Pequot people ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDecline | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | once widely spoken in coastal Connecticut ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English language (lexical borrowing) ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Algic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Algic language family
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageOf |
Mohegan tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
|
| linguisticArea | Southern New England Algonquian ⓘ |
| morphology |
complex inflectional system
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mohegan-Pequot language
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk dialect continuum
|
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ |
| region |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| revitalization | taught in Mohegan tribal programs ⓘ |
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
revival efforts in progress ⓘ |
| subfamily | Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| typology |
head-marking language
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polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| useContext |
cultural preservation activities
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traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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Subject: Mohegan-Pequot language Description of subject: The Mohegan-Pequot language is an Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mohegan and Pequot peoples of the northeastern United States.
Referenced by (16)
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