Potawatomi language

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The Potawatomi language is an Algonquian Indigenous language of the Great Lakes region, traditionally spoken by the Potawatomi people in parts of the United States and Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language
Indigenous language of North America
endangered language
alignment direct–inverse alignment
autonym Bodwéwadmimwen
linked to: Bodéwadmi

Neshnabémwen
closelyRelatedTo Odawa language
Ojibwe language
linked to: Ojibwe
ethnicGroup Potawatomi people
linked to: Potawatomi
family Algonquian
hasConsonantInventory rich consonant system including affricates
hasDialects Forest County Potawatomi
Northern Potawatomi
linked to: Potawatomi

Southern Potawatomi
linked to: Potawatomi
hasFeature animacy-based grammar
obviative marking
person hierarchy
rich verb morphology
hasVowelInventory contrast between long and short vowels
ISO639-3 pot
languageCode pot
languageFamilyBranch Ojibwe–Potawatomi subgroup
linked to: Ojibwe
languageOf Potawatomi ceremonies
Potawatomi songs
Potawatomi traditional stories
morphologicalType agglutinative language
polysynthetic language
region Kansas
Kansas City area
Michigan
Oklahoma
Ontario
Wisconsin
revitalizationEfforts community language classes
immersion programs
online learning resources
spokenIn Canada
United States
status severely endangered
subfamily Central Algonquian
taughtAt some universities in North America
tribal schools
traditionalRegion Great Lakes region
usedBy Potawatomi First Nations in Canada
Potawatomi bands in the United States
wordOrder flexible word order
writingSystem Latin script
syllabic script

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Potawatomi traditionalLanguage Potawatomi language
Algic languages includes Potawatomi language
Bodéwadmi primaryLanguage Potawatomi language
Hannahville Indian Community languageUsed Potawatomi language
Citizen Potawatomi Nation languageUsed Potawatomi language
Mecosta (Potawatomi chief) language Potawatomi language
Walpole Island hasIndigenousLanguage Potawatomi language
Anishinabek speaks Potawatomi language
Neshnabémwen alternateName Potawatomi language
Forest County Potawatomi Museum and Cultural Center topic Forest County Potawatomi language
linked to: Potawatomi language
Forest County Potawatomi Museum and Cultural Center languageOfDisplay Potawatomi
linked to: Potawatomi language
Central Algonquian hasMember Potawatomi language