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Sigma KEE - HocakLanguage
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hocak language
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The HocakLanguage is a WinnebagoLanguage of the UnitedStates. SIL code: WIN. ISO 639-2: sio. Population: 250 speakers (1995 V. Zeps), out of 6,000 population (1995). 822 enrolled Hocak in Nebraska, with 535 speakers (1968 USA BIA). Region: Scattered locations in central Wisconsin and Winnebago Reservation in eastern Nebraska. Alternate names: WINNEBAGO, HOCAK WAZIJACI, HOCANK, HOCHANK, HOCHUNK. Dialects: WISCONSIN, NEBRASKA. Comments: In 1968 10% were extremely limited in their use of English. Now reported to be bilingual in English. In Wisconsin most adults speak the language. In Nebraska most are elderly (1998). The name is written with a hook under the 'a' of 'Hocak', representing a nasalized vowel. The official name for the people is Hocak Nation. 'Winnebago' is the Algonguin name. There is a Language Program which plans a full-immersion Hocak school system, grades pre-school through community college. Bible portions 1907.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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| Instances | central siouan language | Of the 16 SiouanProperLanguages, 11 closely related languages are classified as a CentralSiouanLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
| | content bearing physical | Any Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition. |
| | entity | The universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology. |
| | human language | The subclass of Languages used by Humans. |
| | language | A system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people. |
| | linguistic expression | This is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words. |
| | mississippi valley language | Of the 11 CentralSiouanLanguages, 10 closely related languages are classified as a MississippiValleyLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
| | physical | An entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time. |
| | siouan language | A SiouanLanguage is any one of 17 languages, spoken in NorthAmerica, forming a distinct family of languages that are unrelated to any others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
| | siouan proper language | Of the 17 SiouanLanguages, 16 closely related languages are classified as a SiouanProperLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
| | spoken human language | A SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form. |
| | winnebago language | Of the 10 MississippiValleyLanguages, one is classified as a WinnebagoLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/) |
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