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A Shawnee language occurs as Central Algonquian language spoken in area of central & northeastern Oklahoma by only in the area of 200 Shawnee, making it very endangered. It was originally spoken inside Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. These are closely related the more Algonquian languages Mesquakie-Sauk (Sac and Fox) and Kickapoo

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Sounds

Stress within Shawnee lessens on the final syllable of the word.

Vowels

Shawnee has little joe short vowels, .

Consonants

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Grammar

Shawnee shares numerous grammatical features by owning more Algonquian languages. There are 2 third souls, proximate and obviative, and ii noun classes (or even genders), animate and inanimate. These are primarily agglutinating typologically, and is polysynthetic, resulting inside much of info existence encoded on the verb. A usual word the correct sequence is Verb-Subject.

SEDL: Shawnee Language Preservation Project
Profile of the language maintenance program of the Loyal Shawnee, with contact information.

Vocabularies of the Shawanoese and Wyandott Languages
Report by Indian Agent Colonel John Johnston, originally published in 1858. Includes some phonetic transcriptions.

Shawnee Traditions: Language
Presenting phonology, orthography, and wordlists in the greater context of Shawnee culture and ethnohistory.

Shawnee
Ethnologue entry for the endangered language.

Awesome Library: Native Americans
Links and resources for children studying different indigenous American groups.

Shawnee
"Introduction to the Shawnee Language", a Shawnee reference manual, for sale.

Shawnee Language and the Shawnee Indian Culture
Language, culture, history, and genealogy. With a special question-and-answer section for kids.

Shawnee's Reservation
Shawnee pronunciation guide and glossary.






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