Laurentian language
Extinct branch of the Iroquoian language family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the variety of the French language spoken in Canada, see Canadian French.
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. It is believed to have disappeared with the extinction of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, likely as a result of warfare by the more powerful Mohawk from the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy to the south, in present-day New York state of the United States.
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Quick Facts Native to, Region ...
Laurentian | |
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Native to | Canada |
Region | Saint Lawrence River Valley |
Ethnicity | St. Lawrence Iroquoians |
Extinct | late 16th century |
Iroquoian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lre |
lre | |
Glottolog | laur1250 |
Territory occupied by the St. Lawrence Iroquois, circa 1535 |
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