Cherokee language
E123735
The Cherokee language is an indigenous Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people, notable for its unique syllabary writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherokee language canonical | 29 |
| Cherokee | 12 |
| Cherokee (contact, not family) | 1 |
| Cherokee language (Cherokee Nation government) | 1 |
| Lower (Eastern) Cherokee | 1 |
| Middle (Kituwah) Cherokee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1006198 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cherokee language Context triple: [Hancock (Cherokee leader), language, Cherokee language]
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A.
Tuscarora language
The Tuscarora language is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Tuscarora people of the Eastern Woodlands, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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B.
Ho-Chunk language
The Ho-Chunk language is a Native American Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, known for its complex verb morphology and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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C.
Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
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D.
Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
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E.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cherokee language Target entity description: The Cherokee language is an indigenous Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people, notable for its unique syllabary writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century.
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A.
Tuscarora language
The Tuscarora language is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Tuscarora people of the Eastern Woodlands, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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B.
Ho-Chunk language
The Ho-Chunk language is a Native American Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, known for its complex verb morphology and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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C.
Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
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D.
Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
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E.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iroquoian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ agglutinative language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| creatorOfWritingSystem | Sequoyah ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting | left-to-right ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | definitely endangered (various assessments) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cherokee people
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee
|
| family | Iroquoian languages ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSpeakers | several thousand fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Lower (Eastern) Cherokee
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee language
Middle (Kituwah) Cherokee ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee language
Overhill (Western) Cherokee ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee
|
| hasDigitalSupport | Unicode ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | chr ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | chr ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | chr ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | complex verb morphology ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTones | 6 (in some dialects) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalType | tone language ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
immersion schools
ⓘ
language programs in Cherokee communities ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cherokee people
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee
|
| nativeTo |
Arkansas (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
Arkansas
North Carolina ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Southeastern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| officialStatusIn |
Cherokee Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ |
| primaryCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| recognizedBy | United States (as a Native American language) ⓘ |
| regionOfEasternDialect | North Carolina ⓘ |
| regionOfWesternDialect | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Southern Iroquoian
ⓘ
linked to:
Iroquoian languages
|
| syllabaryCreationPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| syllabaryDevelopedBy | Sequoyah ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock |
Cherokee
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee language
Cherokee Supplement ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Cherokee literature
ⓘ
Cherokee media and signage ⓘ Cherokee religious practices ⓘ |
| usesScript | Cherokee syllabary ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Cherokee syllabary
ⓘ
Latin script (for some modern uses) ⓘ |
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Subject: Cherokee language Description of subject: The Cherokee language is an indigenous Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people, notable for its unique syllabary writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.