Penobscot language

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The Penobscot language is an Eastern Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Penobscot people of Maine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Algonquian language
Indigenous language of North America
Native American language
alternativeName Penobscot
Penobscot Abenaki
linked to: Penobscot people
closelyRelatedTo Abenaki language
Eastern Abenaki
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
Mi'kmaq language
linked to: Mi’kmaq
country United States
documentedBy Frank T. Siebert Jr.
linguists of Algonquian languages
ethnicGroup Penobscot Nation
linked to: Penobscot people
hasAncestor Proto-Algonquian
hasMorphologicalFeature animacy distinction
complex verb morphology
obviative marking
person marking on verbs
polysynthetic morphology
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory
hasResourceType audio recordings
dictionaries
grammatical descriptions
hasSyntacticFeature flexible word order
head-marking
ISO639-3 aaq
languageFamily Algic
Algonquian
partOf Algic language family
linked to: Algic languages
primaryLocation Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
region Northeastern North America
revitalizationEffortsBy Penobscot Nation
linked to: Penobscot people

Penobscot Nation Cultural and Historic Preservation Department
spokenIn Maine
United States
status revitalized language
severely endangered
subfamilyOf Algonquian languages
Eastern Algonquian languages
taughtAt Penobscot Nation schools
community language classes in Maine
traditionalLanguageOf Penobscot people
usedFor ceremonial practices
cultural preservation
traditional stories
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Mount Katahdin hasNameOrigin Penobscot language
Penobscot people language Penobscot language
Western Abenaki language closelyRelatedTo Penobscot language
Wabanaki peoples usesLanguage Penobscot language
Eastern Abenaki languages hasMember Penobscot language
Eastern Abenaki languages hasMember Eastern Abenaki language (Penobscot–Kennebec)
linked to: Penobscot language
Eastern Abenaki languages hasMember Penobscot dialect
linked to: Penobscot language
Pαnawάhpskewi languageOfOrigin Penobscot language
Indian Island, Maine hasNativeNameLanguage Penobscot language
Alnôba closelyRelatedTo Penobscot language
Eastern Algonquian languages hasMember Penobscot language
Joseph Orono languageUsed Penobscot language
Joseph Orono nativeLanguage Penobscot language