Wyandot language

About Wyandot language

(Redirected from Huron language)

'Wyandot' is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known variously as Wyandot, Wendat, or Huron. It was last spoken primarily in Oklahoma and Quebec. Wyandot no longer has any native speakers, but is being studied and promoted as a second language.
The Language is written with the Latin Alphabet, making use of two extra letters, θ for , and for .
The lyrics of the Christmas hymn Huron Carol, written in 1643 by the missionary Jean de Brébeuf, were originally written in Wyandot.
Examples:

★ ''Senet''-Stop, used on road signs (with ''arrêt'') in some Huron reservations, such as Wendake in Quebec.

★ ''Skat''-One

★ ''Tindee''-Two

★ ''Shenk''-Three

★ ''Anduak''-Four

★ ''Weeish''-Five

★ ''Sandustee''-Water

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★ http://www.native-languages.org/wyandot_words.htm





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