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The Massachusett language is an Algonquian language of the Algic language family, formerly spoken by several tribes inhabting
coastal regions of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands. It was also commonly referred to as the Natic, Wômpanâak
(Wampanoag), Pokanoket, or Indian language. The language was used by John Eliot to print the first Bible in the Americas in
1663. The adoption of the orthography of the Bible led to widespread literacy amongst the indigenous peoples of southern New
England. The language went extinct in the late 19th century, but the language is currently being revived by Wampanoag tribal
member Jessie Little Doe Baird, who started work on the Wômpanâak Language Reclamation Project in 1993. Classes for learners
have been set up in four Wampanoag communities, and a handful of native speakers are now growing up in the language. |
Names (more)[br] Wampanoageg[en] Massachusett language [fr] Massachusett [nl] Massachusett [pl] Język massachusett [ru] Массачусетский язык |
Language type : Extinct
Technical notes
This page is providing structured data for the language Wampanoag. |
ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : wamLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/wamhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:wam More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: wamFreebase ISO 639-3 : wam GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |