Neutral Huron language

Neutral
Neutral Huron
Attawandaron
Native to Canada
Region Ontario; also near Buffalo, New York
Ethnicity Neutral Nation
Extinct last mentioned in 1671[1]
Iroquoian

  • Northern

    • Lake Iroquoian
      • Five Nations
        • Huronian
          • Neutral
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Linguist list
 qeb
Glottolog neut1237[2]

Neutral or Neutral Huron was the Iroquoian language spoken by the Neutral Nation.

The name Neutral, given to them by the French, reflected their attempt to stay neutral in the Huron–Iroquois wars. They were called Attawandaron by the Huron.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Neutral-Atiouandaronk". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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