Wyandot
9.9
The language once spoken by the Wyandot people of the Great Lakes
- proper noun
- /ˈwaɪənˌdɑt/
- Specialized
:
lengua wyandot
- In 1824, after five years of contact with them, he testified, "I cannot converse in the Wyandot language, and that, in conversing, I have to use an interpreter."
Examples
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And yet, for some reason, he was never proficient in Huron/Wyandot.
Academic text (1992) -
The book contains a few phrases in Wyandot, illustrating its unique grammar.
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He struggled to learn the Wyandot language, which was rich in cultural history.
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Many elders in the community still remember the Wyandot language from their childhood.
Surface Forms
Wyandot main
Etymology
Wyandot for the language comes from the people's own name Wendat, which was written by French settlers as 'Wyandot'. That's why the Huron people’s old Iroquoian language is called Wyandot.
