Ho-Chunk language

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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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Generate an image of the 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.)

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ho-Chunk language canonical 27
Hoocąk language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
indigenous language of North America ⓘ
alternateName Hocąk ⓘ
linked to: Hoocąk

Winnebago language ⓘ
associatedOrganization Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin ⓘ
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
documentation audio and video recordings of speakers ⓘ
grammars and dictionaries ⓘ
domain Ho-Chunk traditional ceremonies ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ho-Chunk people ⓘ
linked to: Ho-Chunk
family Siouan language family ⓘ
linked to: Siouan languages
hasDialect Nebraska Ho-Chunk ⓘ
Wisconsin Ho-Chunk ⓘ
ISO639-3 win ⓘ
languageRevitalizationStatus undergoing revitalization ⓘ
linguisticFeature nasal vowels ⓘ
rich system of verbal affixes ⓘ
tone or pitch accent (in some analyses) ⓘ
use of vowel length contrast ⓘ
morphologicalFeature complex verb morphology ⓘ
morphologicalType polysynthetic language ⓘ
relatedLanguage Chiwere language ⓘ
Dakota language ⓘ
Lakota language ⓘ
Omaha-Ponca language ⓘ
revitalizationEffort community language classes ⓘ
development of teaching materials ⓘ
documentation and recording of elders ⓘ
immersion programs for children ⓘ
university collaborations ⓘ
status heritage language for many Ho-Chunk people ⓘ
threatened ⓘ
subfamily Mississippi Valley Siouan ⓘ
linked to: Siouan languages
traditionalRegion Nebraska ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
typologicalFeature head-marking in verbs ⓘ
obviation system (third-person distinctions) ⓘ
person marking on verbs ⓘ
usedBy Ho-Chunk elders ⓘ
usedIn cultural education programs ⓘ
tribal government contexts ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

Ho-Chunk → speaksLanguage → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Paul Radin → studiedLanguage → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Winnebago → traditionalLanguage → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Thunderbird clan → languageOfCommunity → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Deer clan → language → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Wolf clan (Ho-Chunk) → language → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
subject linked to: Wolf clan
Bear clan → languageOfName → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Hoocąk → language → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Water Spirit clan → languageContext → Hoocąk language ⓘ
linked to: Ho-Chunk language
Winneshiek → languageOfEthnicGroup → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
subject linked to: Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people → hasLanguage → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Ho-Chunk Nation legislature → languageUsed → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Winnebago language → alternativeName → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Wisconsin Ho-Chunk → partOf → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Chiwere language → closelyRelatedTo → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin → language → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Winnebago Reservation → languageUsed → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Winnebago Reservation → nativeNameLanguage → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Chiwere → closelyRelatedTo → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Hocąk language → alternateName → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Nebraska Ho-Chunk → partOf → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Nebraska Ho-Chunk → sharesGrammarWith → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ
Nebraska Ho-Chunk dialect → partOf → Ho-Chunk language ⓘ