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.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Southern New England Algonquian Context triple: [Mohegan-Pequot language, linguisticArea, Southern New England Algonquian]
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Eastern Abenaki languages
Eastern Abenaki languages are a branch of the Algonquian language family traditionally spoken by several Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern United States, including the Penobscot.
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Abenaki
The Abenaki are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, primarily associated with what is now northern New England and southeastern Canada, known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
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Indigenous peoples of New England
The Indigenous peoples of New England are the Native American nations and communities—such as the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Pequot, Abenaki, and others—who have inhabited the northeastern region of what is now the United States for thousands of years, maintaining distinct cultures, languages, and traditions.
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D.
Nipmuc people
The Nipmuc people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of what is now central Massachusetts and nearby regions, with a distinct cultural and historical presence in New England.
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E.
Western Abenaki language
Western Abenaki is an endangered Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Abenaki people of northern New England and southern Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Southern New England Algonquian Target entity description: 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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A.
Eastern Abenaki languages
Eastern Abenaki languages are a branch of the Algonquian language family traditionally spoken by several Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern United States, including the Penobscot.
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B.
Abenaki
The Abenaki are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, primarily associated with what is now northern New England and southeastern Canada, known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
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C.
Indigenous peoples of New England
The Indigenous peoples of New England are the Native American nations and communities—such as the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Pequot, Abenaki, and others—who have inhabited the northeastern region of what is now the United States for thousands of years, maintaining distinct cultures, languages, and traditions.
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D.
Nipmuc people
The Nipmuc people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of what is now central Massachusetts and nearby regions, with a distinct cultural and historical presence in New England.
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E.
Western Abenaki language
Western Abenaki is an endangered Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Abenaki people of northern New England and southern Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language subgroup
ⓘ
Indigenous language grouping ⓘ |
| classificationBasis | comparative-historical linguistics ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Southern New England Algonquian
|
| 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
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place names in Massachusetts ⓘ place names in Rhode Island ⓘ toponymy of New England ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
closely related lexicon among member languages
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shared phonological innovations within Eastern Algonquian ⓘ similar verb morphology across member languages ⓘ |
| macroFamily | Algic language family ⓘ |
| partOf |
Algonquian language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Algonquian languages
|
| primarySourcesInclude |
Bible translations in Massachusett
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missionary texts ⓘ |
| region |
Southern New England
ⓘ
linked to:
southern New England
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| relatedTo |
Delaware languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Delaware languages subgroup
Mahican language ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodland Indians
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| status | largely extinct as first languages ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Algonquian languages
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Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | attested since early colonial period ⓘ |
| usedFor | reconstruction of Proto-Southern New England Algonquian ⓘ |
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Subject: Southern New England Algonquian Description of subject: 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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