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Nanticoke

Nanticoke

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A language spoken by a Native American people from Maryland and Delaware
  • noun
  • /ˈnæn.tɪ.koʊk/
: idioma nanticoke
  • Linguists have been working to document and revive the Nanticoke language.

Examples

  • The museum exhibit included audio recordings of traditional Nanticoke words and stories.

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Nanticoke due to historical displacements.

  • The Nanticoke language has a rich history.

  • Did you know that the Nanticoke language is endangered?

  • Linguists have been working to document and revive the Nanticoke language.

  • The museum exhibit included audio recordings of traditional Nanticoke words and stories.

  • Did you know that the Nanticoke language is endangered?

Synonyms

Nanticoke language
vsNanticoke
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A Native American language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people in the eastern United States

is framed as a cultural tradition rather than only a past fact

Compounds

Nanticoke language
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A Native American language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people in the eastern United States

Surface Forms

Nanticoke singular
Nanticokes plural

Etymology

Nanticoke is also the name of the Algonquian language once spoken by that group. The language took the people's name, so calling the language Nanticoke shows it belongs to the Nanticoke community.