IROQUOIAN LANGUAGES

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The Iroquoian languages are a language family of indigenous peoples of North America. They are known for their general lack of labial consonants. The Iroquoian languages are polysynthetic and head-marking.

As of 2020, all surviving Iroquoian languages are severely or critically endangered, with only a few elderly speakers remaining. The two languages with the most speakers, Mohawk in New York and Cherokee, are spoken by less than 10% of the populations of their tribes.

The origin of the word Iroquois comes from the Algonquian-speaking tribes "Iroqu" which means "rattlesnake".

The Iroquoian languages include Mohawk (Kanien’kehá:ka),
Oneida (Onᐱyoteʔa∙ká), Onondaga (Onoñda’gega’), Cayuga (Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’), Seneca (Onödowa’ge:onö), Tuscarora (Skarù∙ręʔ) the languages spoken by the People of the Longhouse or Haudenosaunee, and the nations that comprise the Iroquois Confederacy or League of the Five [Six] Nations.

Huron-Wyandot (Waⁿdát), and a few lesser-known languages (e.g., Laurentian and Susquehannock). These languages form the northern branch of the Iroquoian family.

Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ Tsalagi) being the sole member of the southern branch. They were among the first nations encountered by European explorers and voyagers to North America, who left some early records of the languages.

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[MMagobru]

As a Cherokee speaker I'm so proud of seeing people interested in the revitalization of this beautiful language

[corinna]

Fun fact: the name for Canada is said to come from an Iroquois word, "Kanata", meaning "village".

[TheMiniMaestroMan]

She:kon! I am from Scotland and currently learning Kanien'keha. It is a very beautiful language, I hope to become fluent someday. Thank you for posting this great video!

[boredstudent]

I first heard the Mohawk language in Assassin's Creed III. The main character is named Rahtonhaké:ton but renamed Connor.

[WeIsDaTyrantz]

Andy really pulling through on the voicework here, always impressive.

[nomeansno]

Iroquoian languages were likely spoken over a much larger area of Northern Appalachia prior to European contact, and if the sheer distant between Northern and Southern Iroquoian is anything to go by, then these languages had a lot of time and geographic isolation to diverge from one another.

[david_oliveira]

Unique languages!
Thank you and very courageous to pronounce all these languages by yourself for us, Andy!

[anawkwardsweetpotato]

This is one of my favorite language families. 💖 I especially love the sound of Kanien'keha. 😇

[Atollic]

Thank you for this video, I love it!!!

[jck]

I’d love to see the reconstruction and revival of Susquehannock

[MrNameisnotimportant]

Damn, these languages' phonology is hellish. I like it.

[k]

What about Conestoga and Susquehannaock

[oledshwfgk]

How did they communicate with all these languages?

[ayasuhaida]

It reminds me of " the last of mohican" movie.

[Ahmed-obec]

These languages should be made mandatory for study in all public schools in their respective regions, not just for indigenous students.

[chubbydavid]

U.S. government blaming China for “cultural genocide”
Meanwhile Native American speakers in the states: