UMU ISO 639-3
Munsee
Huluníixsuwaakan Autonym
A language of Canada
- ISO 639
- umu
- Alternate Names
- Delaware, Lunaapeew, Munsiiw, Ontario Delaware
- Autonym
- Huluníixsuwaakan
- Population
- 4 in Canada (2009). Ethnic population: 400 (Kinkade 1991).
- Location:
- Ontario province: Moraviantown Reserve.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Delaware, Moravian of the Thames, Munsee-Delaware, Six Nations of the Grand River.
- Classification
- Algic, Algonquian, Eastern Algonquian, Delaware
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Unami [unm] in the United States. A member of macrolanguage Delaware [del].
- Typology
- Polysynthetic language; fairly free word order.
- Language Use
- Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1818–1821.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Munsee
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered.
- Dialects
- None known. Similar to Unami [unm].
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant)
- Other Comments
- Descendants live with Stockbridge-Munsee Community in Wisconsin. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Munsee
User Population
No known L1 speakers in United States.
Map
Location: Ontario province: Moraviantown Reserve.
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