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The Shawnee language is a Central Algonquian language spoken in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma by the Shawnee people. It was originally spoken by these people in a broad territory throughout the Eastern United States, mostly north of the Ohio River. They occupied territory in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
Shawnee is closely related to other Algonquian languages, such as Mesquakie-Sauk (Sac and Fox) and Kickapoo. It has 260 speakers, according to a 2015 census,[1] although the number is decreasing. It is a polysynthetic language with rather free word ordering.[2]
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The Shawneelanguage is a Central Algonquian language spoken in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma by the Shawnee people. It was originally spoken...
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– November 10, 1777) was a Shawnee leader in the Ohio Country in the 1760s and 1770s. His name in the Shawneelanguage was Hokoleskwa. Little is known...
canadensis by North American colonists. The name "wapiti" derives from a Shawnee and Cree word meaning "white rump" for the distinctive light fur in the...
Miami-Illinois language name was also applied to the Ohio River, Mosopeleacipi ("river of the Mosopelea" tribe). Shortened in the Shawneelanguage to pelewa...
what later European settlers called the Ohio River. Shortened in the Shawneelanguage to pelewa thiipi, spelewathiipi or peleewa thiipiiki, the name evolved...
Tecumseh (/tɪˈkʌmsə, -si/ tih-KUM-sə, -see; c. 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United...
The family of Tecumseh (c. 1768 – October 5, 1813), the Shawnee leader, has long been the subject of inquiry by historians. The documentary evidence of...
Cree-Montagnais, Menominee, and Cheyenne; then the core Great Lakes languages: (Ojibwe–Potawatomi, Shawnee, Sauk–Fox–Kickapoo, and Miami–Illinois); and finally, Proto-Eastern...
The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma. Formerly known as the Loyal Shawnee, they are one of three federally recognized...
Shawnee State University (SSU) is a public university in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Established in 1986, Shawnee State is an open admissions university...
some spoken languages. It is familiar to English speakers as the 'th' in think. Though rather rare as a phoneme among the world's languages, it is encountered...
written by Anthony and James Gaudioso. It stars Bruce Dern, Tyrese Gibson, Shawnee Smith and Taryn Manning. Filming took place in December 2022 in Connecticut...
The Muskingum River (/məˈskɪŋ(ɡ)əm/ mə-SKING-(g)əm; Shawnee: Wakatamothiipi) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long,...
Maryland tributary to the Potomac. The name "Monocacy" comes from the Shawnee name for the river Monnockkesey, which translates to "river with many bends...
coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Maumee River (pronounced /mɔːˈmiː/) (Shawnee: Hotaawathiipi; Miami-Illinois: Taawaawa siipiiwi) is a river running in...
Shawnee word for the Miami people – literally, "foreigner". The Miami name for the village (Pinkwaawileniaki) is a direct translation of the Shawnee pekowiiθa...
first applied to what is now called the Ohio River. Shortened in the Shawneelanguage to pelewa thiipi, spelewathiipi, or peleewa thiipiiki, the name evolved...
leader of the Shawnee tribe, known as the Prophet or the Shawnee Prophet. He was a younger brother of Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee. In his early...
The Little Miami River (Shawnee: Cakimiyamithiipi) is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows 111 miles (179 km) through five counties in southwestern...
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