Southern New England Algonquian

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Southern New England Algonquian is a subgroup of the Algonquian language family comprising closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken in the southern New England region of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language subgroup
Indigenous language grouping
classificationBasis comparative-historical linguistics
country United States
culturalContext Indigenous cultures of southern New England
documentedBy colonial-era wordlists and grammars
geographicDistribution Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
eastern Long Island
parts of New Hampshire
parts of Vermont
hasAlternativeName SNEA subgroup
Southern New England Algonkian
hasRevitalizationEffortsIn Massachusett language
Mohegan-Pequot language
Narragansett language
historicalRegion New England
includesLanguage Coweset language
Loup A language
Loup B language
Massachusett language
Mohegan-Pequot language
Narragansett language
Niantic language
Nipmuc language
Pocumtuc language
linked to: Pocumtuck language

Quiripi language
Tunxis language
linked to: Unquachog language
influenced place names in Connecticut
place names in Massachusetts
place names in Rhode Island
toponymy of New England
linguisticFeature closely related lexicon among member languages
shared phonological innovations within Eastern Algonquian
similar verb morphology across member languages
macroFamily Algic language family
partOf Algonquian language family
primarySourcesInclude Bible translations in Massachusett
missionary texts
region Southern New England
relatedTo Delaware languages
Mahican language
spokenBy Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Woodland Indians
status largely extinct as first languages
subclassOf Algonquian languages
Eastern Algonquian languages
timeDepth attested since early colonial period
usedFor reconstruction of Proto-Southern New England Algonquian

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Mohegan-Pequot language linguisticArea Southern New England Algonquian
Nipmuc language languageBranch Southern New England Algonquian
Wôpanâôt8âôk glottologClassification Eastern Algonquian > Southern New England Algonquian
linked to: Southern New England Algonquian
Eastern Algonquian languages hasMember Narragansett-Massachusett subgroup
linked to: Southern New England Algonquian
Massachusett-Natick lexicalRelation closely related to Narragansett
linked to: Southern New England Algonquian
Massachusett-Natick isPartOf Southern New England Algonquian subgroup
linked to: Southern New England Algonquian
Quiripi language hasAlternativeClassification Southern New England Algonquian
Southern New England Algonquian hasAlternativeName Southern New England Algonkian
linked to: Southern New England Algonquian