Eastern Abenaki languages

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Eastern Abenaki languages are a branch of the Algonquian language family traditionally spoken by several Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern United States, including the Penobscot.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language variety ⓘ
language branch ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Western Abenaki language ⓘ
culturallyAssociatedWith Penobscot Nation ⓘ
linked to: Penobscot people

Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
hasGrammaticalCategory animate–inanimate noun distinction ⓘ
obviative marking ⓘ
person hierarchy in verb agreement ⓘ
hasMember Androscoggin Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Abenaki

Eastern Abenaki language (Penobscot–Kennebec) ⓘ
linked to: Penobscot language

Kennebec Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Penobscot people

Penobscot dialect ⓘ
linked to: Penobscot language

Penobscot language ⓘ
St. Francis Abenaki ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature complex verb inflection ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature rich consonant inventory typical of Algonquian languages ⓘ
hasSyntacticFeature flexible word order ⓘ
higherClassification Eastern Algonquian ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian ⓘ
linguisticAncestorOf modern Abenaki revitalization varieties ⓘ
partOf Algic language family ⓘ
linked to: Algic languages
revitalizationEfforts community language classes ⓘ
dictionary compilation ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ
orthography development ⓘ
spokenBy Abenaki peoples ⓘ
linked to: Abenaki

Maliseet peoples ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet people

Passamaquoddy peoples ⓘ
Penobscot people ⓘ
Western Abenaki people ⓘ
linked to: Abenaki
status moribund ⓘ
partially extinct ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ
subclassOf Algonquian languages ⓘ
Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ
traditionalRegion Maine ⓘ
New England ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada

Vermont ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial practices ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penobscot people → subgroupOf → Eastern Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Penobscot people → languageFamily → Eastern Abenaki languages ⓘ
Western Abenaki language → closelyRelatedTo → Eastern Abenaki language ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Algic → includesLanguage → Eastern Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Penobscot language → closelyRelatedTo → Eastern Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Alnôba → closelyRelatedTo → Eastern Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Missisquoi dialect → relatedLanguage → Eastern Abenaki language ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Eastern Algonquian languages → hasMember → Eastern Abenaki language ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
St. Francis Abenaki → partOf → Eastern Abenaki language ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages
Penobscot Indian Nation → languageFamily → Eastern Abenaki ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Abenaki languages