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The Iroquoian languages are a language family of indigenous peoples of North America. They are known for their general lack of labial consonants . The Iroquoian languages are polysynthetic and head-marking .
The St. Lawrence Iroquoians, Wendat (Huron), Erie, and Susquehannock, all independent peoples known to the European colonists, also spoke Iroquoian languages. They are considered Iroquoian in a larger cultural sense, all being descended from the Proto-Iroquoian people and language. Historically, however, they were competitors and enemies of the ...
Seneca (/ ˈ s ɛ n ə k ə /; [2] in Seneca, Onöndowaʼga꞉ʼ Gawë꞉noʼ, or Onötowáʼka꞉) is the language of the Seneca people, one of the Six Nations of the Hodinöhsö꞉niʼ (Iroquois League); it is an Iroquoian language, spoken at the time of contact in the western part of New York. [3]
Most linguists remain unconvinced that these languages share a genetic relationship, and the existence of a Macro-Siouan language family remains a subject of debate. In the 19th century, Robert Latham suggested that the Siouan languages are related to the Caddoan and Iroquoian languages. In 1931, Louis Allen presented the first list of ...
Cherokee language (15 P) E. Endangered Iroquoian languages (3 P) N. Northern Iroquoian languages (1 C, 11 P) T. Translators to Iroquois (1 P) Pages in category ...
Laurentian, or St. Lawrence Iroquoian, was an Iroquoian language spoken until the late 16th century along the shores of the Saint Lawrence River in present-day Quebec and Ontario, Canada.
Pre-contact Distribution of the Cherokee Language. The Cherokee language is the indigenous American Iroquoian language native to the Cherokee people. In 2019, the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes declared a state of emergency for the language due to the threat of it going extinct, calling for the enhancement of revitalization programs.
The Meherrin spoke the Meherrin language, which is most likely an Iroquian language. [1] This designation is based on their close relationships to the Iroquoian-speaking Tuscarora and Nottoway. [3] Linguistic evidence indicates that these three groups share a common ancestry and likely all spoke the same Iroquoian language or similar dialects.