Everything about The Massachusett Language totally explained
The
Massachusett language was a
Native American language, a member of the
Algonquian language family. It is also known as the Wampanoag, Natick, or Pokanoket language.
Massachusett was spoken by the
Wampanoag nation of
Native Americans, who lived in the area now occupied by
Boston, Massachusetts, on
Cape Cod,
Martha's Vineyard, and
Nantucket. As such, Massachusett was one of the first Native American languages encountered and learned by English settlers. The first
Bible translation published in
North America was a translation of the entire Bible into Massachusett, which was published by
John Eliot in
1663, who followed with a
primer in
1669, and a second edition of the Bible in
1685. Eliot's missionary work made the Wampanoags
literate, and wills, deeds, and other documents survive that were written in Massachusett using the orthography he introduced. This tradition of literacy has given Massachusett a much richer documentation than many other
extinct Native American languages, and members of the Wampanoag nation are attempting to revive the study of the language.
The
Lord's Prayer in Massachusett goes:
» Nooshun kesukqut, wunneetupantamuch koowesuounk. Peyamooutch kukkeitasootamounk. Toh anantaman ne n-naj okheit, neane kesukqut. Asekesukokish petukqunnegash assaminnean yeu kesukok. Ahquontamaiinnean nummatcheseongatch, neane matchenehikqueagig nutahquontamanóunonog. Ahque sagkompaguninnean en qutchhuaonganit, webe pohquohwussinnan wutch matchitut. Newutche keitassootamoonk, kutahtauun, menuhkesuonk, sohsumoonk micheme kah micheme. Amen.
Phonology
As reconstructed by Algonquianists, Massachusett apparently had 11 consonants, two short vowels, and four long vowels. The consonants consisted of the
stops /p/, /t/, /c/, /ʧ/, and /k/;
fricatives /s/ and /ʃ/;
nasals /m/ and /n/; and
semivowels /w/ and /j/. The short vowels were /a/ and /ə/, and the long vowels were /iː/, /uː/, /aː/, and /ãː/.
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