Draft:Wendat language
| Wendat | |
|---|---|
| Wendat | |
| Native to | Canada, United States |
| Region | northeastern Oklahoma, Quebec; recently near Sandwich, Ontario, and Wyandotte, Oklahoma |
| Extinct | late 19th century[1] |
| Revival | 2000[2] |
| modified Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wdt Wendat |
| Glottolog | wend1234 |
 Huron Wyandot is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Wendat or Huron is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known as Wendat, Quendat or Huron, descended from the Huron-Wendat Confederacy. It is considered a sister to the Wyandot language, spoken by descendants of the Tionontati. It was last spoken, before its revival, by members located primarily in Oklahoma, United States and Quebec, Canada. It is the heritage language of the Huron-Wendat Nation.[3]
Orthography
Wendat is written in the Latin script. Although based on the 17th-century orthography of the Jesuit missionaries, the current orthography no longer uses the Greek letters θ for [tʰ], χ for [kʰ], ͺ for [ç], or ȣ for [u] and [w]. Pre-nasalization of stops is indicated by ⟨n⟩ (e.g., ⟨nd⟩). Nasal vowels are indicated as in French by ⟨n⟩ (e.g., ⟨en⟩, ⟨on⟩). To disambiguate nasal vowels from oral vowels followed by /n/, the latter have diaeresis over the vowel (e.g., ⟨ën⟩, ⟨ön⟩). Glottal stops are written with an apostrophe. The fricative /ʃ/ is written as ⟨ch⟩.
Media
The Christmas carol Huron Carol (Jesous Ahahtonhia) was written in Wendat.
References
- ^ Deer, Ka’nhehsí:io (December 21, 2019). "'It's a big dream but we need dreamers': Reawakening the dormant Wendat language". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (2024-12-30). "Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let's speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language – The Our Languages blog – Resources of the Language Portal of Canada – Languages – Canadian identity and society – Culture, history and sport – Canada.ca". www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ Lukaniec, Megan (August 20, 2021). ISO 639-3 Registration Authority Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code (PDF).