tuscarora

• Angehöriger eines irokischen Volkes, das ursprünglich in North Carolina lebte und später nach New York zog und sich der Irokosen-Liga anschloss; auch deren irokische Sprache.

A proper noun referring to a member of an Iroquois people originally from North Carolina who later moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois Confederacy, or to their Iroquoian language.

Eigenname

1. Indigenous PeopleC1formalamerican

   A member of an Iroquoian-speaking Native American people originally from North Carolina, who later migrated to New York and became the sixth nation of the Iroquois Confederacy.

   Tuscarora

   • The Tuscarora were forced to relocate from North Carolina to New York in the early 18th century.
   • Many Tuscarora today live on reservations in New York and Ontario.
   • The Tuscarora joined the Iroquois Confederacy as the sixth nation in 1722.

2. C1formalamerican

   The Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora people.

   Tuscarora

   • The Tuscarora language is critically endangered, with few fluent speakers remaining.
   • Efforts are being made to revitalize the Tuscarora language through community programs.
   • Linguists have documented the grammar and vocabulary of Tuscarora.