Shoccoree-Eno language
| Shoccoree–Eno | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | North Carolina |
| Ethnicity | Shakori, Eno |
| Extinct | after 1743 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
07s | |
| Glottolog | None |
The Shoccoree-Eno language is an extinct, barely attested and unclassified Indigenous language formerly spoken in North Carolina. The Shakori were associated with other nations living in the Piedmont, such as the Sissipahaw and Eno, and they all are believed to have spoken related Catawban languages.[1] Scholars debate whether the Shakori, Eno, and Sissipahaw were different tribes or bands of the same tribe. This distinction became moot as the tribes merged with one another as their numbers decreased. Although they merged into remnants of other tribes and the larger Catawba, their "dialect" survived as late as 1743 among the Eno. They resisted Catawba assimilation the longest.[2]
Vocabulary
There is only one attested word of the language, being Chenco (cf. Chunkey), a sport which the Shoccoree and Eno played.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hudson, Charles M. (1970). The Catawba Nation. University of Georgia monographs. Athens: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-0255-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Mooney, J. (1894). The Siouan Tribes of the East. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
- ↑ Dagostino, Carmen; Mithun, Marianne; Rice, Keren, eds. (2024). The world of linguistics: a comprehensive guide / edited by Carmen Dagostino, Marianne Mithun, and Keren Rice. Volume 13.2 volume 2: The languages and linguistics of indigenous North America. The World of Linguistics [WOL]. Berlin Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. p. 1640. ISBN 978-3-11-071274-2. Search this book on
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