Family Trees!

Kopris, Craig. (2009). Iroquoian Family Tree. Presented at Wendat Language Symposium, Wendake, Québec.

Huron Wendat Family Tree

What is a family tree? And no, I don't mean the Ancestry family tree. I'm talking about the family tree used for illustrating language families! 

A language family tree demonstrates the familial relations between several languages. What is important to remember is that these languages come from one common proto language - or in other words, all these languages come from one common language. Using familial terms, this one language is common would be perceived as the head of the family. 

What the chart above illustrates is that Wendat is an Iroquoian language. This then separated into southern and northern languages. From northern languages, the languages are then separated int lake and coastal; and it is from there that Wendat is found! 

This chart also highlights the relationship between other Iroquoian Languages such as Cherokee, Mohawk, or Seneca.

önenh,
Students of LIN458

Contributors:
Sarah
Michael
Joseph
Asma
Chen

5 days and counting

ahskennon’nia ihchie’s? 
How are you doing?

ahskennon’nia iye’s
I'm doing well. 

Do you know why? Because...

There are 5 more days until the Huron 

Wendat Language Seminar! 

Of course with the cold weather here in Toronto, you are totally welcome to say:
te’wayakwahstih
I'm not doing well. 

This information comes from the First Nations website: http://www.firstvoices.com/en/Huronne-Wendat-EN/phrase-book/ad77060b9b7e6efd/Greetings-Goodbyes-Thanks 

Some information about the seminar have been given below if you are interested in coming (Come!).

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Time: From 6 pm - 8 pm
Where: ES4001

• Earth Science Building - 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, M5S 3B3

This event is FREE. Everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served;
so eat, drink, mingle, and come learn about Wendat!

önenh,
Students of LIN458

7 days and counting

7 days until the Huron Wendat 

language seminar! 

Once again, the event is free! Everyone is welcome; refreshments and knowledge will be served. 

Haha, like what I did there? ;)

önenh,
Students of LIN458

Wendat Day!

We have finally worked out the kinks of our seminar; so here are the details! 

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2014.

Time: From 6 pm - 8 pm

Where: ES4001

• Earth Science Building - 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, M5S 3B3

This event is FREE. Everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served;
so eat, drink, mingle, and come learn about Wendat!

önenh,
Students of LIN458

A Glimpse into Wendat

A History in Wendat

Where is Wendat spoken?

• Northeast Oklahoma
• Wyandotte (Wyandotte Nation) 
• Quebec
• Wendake communities (Huron-Wendat Nation)

 A Timeline:

17th century: Huron-Wendat Confederacy is made up of 5 tribes 

• Mid-17th century saw dramatic decrease in Huron population as result of infectious disease brought by contact with European settlers
• Alliance with French based on fur trade

1648-1649: the Iroquois Confederacy defeated and dispersed the Wendat

• During these wars about half the Wendat population was destroyed

Contributors: 

Kari 

Kendra 

Lisa 

Saranya

önenh,
Students of LIN458

Calling all language nerds!

LANGUAGE NERDS ASSEMBLE. 

We will be having a seminar on the Huron Wendat language at the end of the month! 

Who? 

• The 2014 class of LIN458 will be hosting this event 

What?

• Seminar on the Huron Wendat language. The three main topics include vitality sketch, grammar, and documentation.

Where?

• University of Toronto St. George campus; details will be released soon!

When? 

• November 26 (Wednesday), 2014 from 6 pm to 8 pm

Why?

• We're language nerds, do we need a reason?

We'll be expecting you!

önenh,
Students of LIN458

ndio!

How do you say 'hello' in Huron?

ndio!

How do you say 'thank you' in Huron?

önenh!


If you would like more information on greetings in the Huron language, take a look at this link!
http://www.firstvoices.com/en/Huronne-Wendat-EN/phrase-book/ad77060b9b7e6efd/Greetings-Goodbyes-Thanks 

önenh,
Students of LIN458