Wyandot language
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Wyandot (also Wyandotte, Wendat, Quendat or Huron) is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known as Wyandot or Wyandotte, descended from the Tionontati. It is considered a sister to the Wendat language, spoken by descendants of the Huron-Wendat Confederacy. It was last spoken, before its revival, by members located primarily in Oklahoma, United States, and Quebec, Canada. Linguists have traditionally considered Wyandot as a dialect or modern form of Wendat.
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Wyandot | |
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Waⁿdat | |
Native to | Canada, United States |
Region | northeastern Oklahoma, Quebec; recently near Sandwich, Ontario, and Wyandotte, Oklahoma |
Extinct | after 1972[1] |
Revival | Oklahoma and Quebec have limited language programs (2007) |
Iroquoian
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ISO 639-3 | Either:wyn – Wyandotwdt – Wendat |
Glottolog | wyan1247 |
Huron Wyandot is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Wyandot essentially died out as a spoken language with the death of the last native speaker in 1972, though there are now attempts at revitalization:
- The Wyandotte Nation is offering Wyandot language classes in the Wyandotte Public Schools grades K–4, at the Wyandotte Nation's preschool "Turtle-Tots" program in Oklahoma and has created online language lessons for self-study.[2]
- The Huron-Wendat Nation of Quebec is offering adult and children's classes in the Wendat language at its village school in Wendake.