| Beothuk Language |
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| extinct languages of north america | |
| indigenous languages of the north american eastern woodlands | |
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The Beothuk language (also '''Beothukan''') was the language spoken by the Beothuk indigenous people of Newfoundland . As the Beothuk are Extinct and few written accounts of their language exist, little is known about it. It is sometimes assumed to be part of the neighboring Algonquian Language family, but there is insufficient evidence to draw any strong conclusions, and this theory has not gained general acceptance. The few words of the language which are known came from captives such as Demasduwit and Shanawdithit . A recording of the Beothuk language in song, as performed by a 75-year old native woman named Santu, was made in 1910 by the American anthropologist Frank Speck, and resurfaced at the very end of the twentieth century. The text is uncertain and not understood. (Some sources report 1929, but the 1910 date is confirmed in Speck's book ''Beothuk and Micmac'', New York 1922, p. 67.) EXTERNAL LINKS |