Wampanoag
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A language of United States
No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last known speaker died at the end of the 19th century (Mithun 1999). Ethnic population: 4,000 (2006).
Massachusetts: southeast.
9 (Reawakening). Language of registered tribe: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts.
Shifted to English [eng].
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1663–1685. WLRP has certified 12 adult L2 speakers as language teachers who teach a year-round language class for 20 preschool and kindergarten students as well as enrichment activities in local elementary schools and a credit-bearing class at the local public high school. In Mashpee, WLRP offers elders-only classes twice a week and a weekly community class (2019 WLRP). Agency: Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project (WLRP).