Munsee

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
umu
Alternate Names
Delaware, Lunaapeew, Munsiiw, Ontario Delaware
Autonym
Huluníixsuwaakan
User Population

4 in Canada (2009). Ethnic population: 400 (Kinkade 1991).

Location

Ontario province: Moraviantown Reserve.

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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].

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