Pamunkey language
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| Pamunkey | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Virginia |
| Ethnicity | Pamunkey |
| Era | attested 1844 |
unclassified (Algonquian?) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | pamu1240 |
The Pamunkey language is an extinct language that was spoken by the Pamunkey people of Virginia, United States.
The Pamunkey language is generally assumed to have been Algonquian. However, only fourteen words have been preserved, which is not enough to determine that the language actually was Algonquian.[1][2]
The only attested Pamunkey words, which were recorded in 1844 by Reverend E.A. Dalrymple S.T.D., are:[3]
English Pamunkey son tonshee daughter nucksee cat petucka thankfulness kayyo O my Lord o-ma-yah friendship kenaanee thank you baskonee go out dog eeskut one nikkut two orijak three kiketock four mitture five nahnkitty six vomtally seven talliko eight tingdum ten yantay