| (documentation HocakLanguage EnglishLanguage "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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