Wampanoag
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A Native language of southeastern New England that people are learning and teaching again
- noun
- /ˈwæmpəˌnɔg/
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Wampanoag
- I am Wampanoag (wam-paNO-og).
Examples
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Many words in English, such as "sachem," are derived from the Wampanoag language.
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So this is the Wampanoag translation, but at the end of the Bible there's another Wampanoag translation.
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The Wampanoag language is being revitalized to preserve the culture of the Native American community.
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Local schools are beginning to teach Wampanoag to help younger generations connect with their heritage.
Surface Forms
Wampanoag singular
Wampanoags plural
Etymology
Wampanoag also names the language of the same people and comes from the same word Wôpanâak, 'people of the first light'; so when we talk about the Wampanoag language we mean the historic speech of that community and the modern efforts to bring it back.