Massachusetts
- noun
- /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/
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lengua massachusett
- The last fluent speaker of Massachusetts died in the 19th century.
Examples
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Some modern tribes are working to revive the Massachusetts language through education.
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The Massachusetts language is now extinct.
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Linguists have studied Massachusetts to better understand Algonquian language structures.
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The Massachusetts language was once widely spoken.
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Linguists have studied Massachusetts to document its unique characteristics as an Algonquian language.
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Efforts are being made to teach the Massachusetts language to younger generations for cultural preservation.
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The documentation of the Massachusetts language has provided valuable insights into the Algonquian linguistic family.
Synonyms
A Native American language once spoken by people near Massachusetts Bay
A language once spoken by the Massachuset people in eastern Massachusetts that is no longer spoken
A language once spoken by the Massachusett people in eastern Massachusetts that no one now speaks
Compounds
A famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for engineering and science
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A British colony in the early 1600s centered on what is now Massachusetts
A delicate fern with feathery leaves that grows in the eastern United States
A language once spoken by the Massachusett people in eastern Massachusetts that no one now speaks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Massachusetts for the language means the speech of the Massachusett people, and the name comes from a native word meaning 'at the great hill'. So the language name simply shows it was the tongue of the people from that area.