| Erie | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | south of Lake Erie |
| Ethnicity | Erie people |
| Extinct | 17th century, 1 known speaker |
Iroquoian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qgl | |
| Glottolog | erie1238 |
 Nation du Chat region | |
Erie is an extinct language, believed to have been Iroquoian, similar to Wyandot, formerly spoken by the Erie people. It was poorly documented, and linguists are not certain that this conclusion is correct. There have been few connections with Europeans and the Erie's with the French, and Dutch being peaceful, while the English being mostly hostile.
The names Erie and Eriez are shortened forms of Erielhonan, meaning "long tail", referring to local panthers. The Erie were called the "Cat people" (Nation du Chat in French; Hodge 1910,[note 1] Swanton[note 2]).
At least one loanword survives from the Erie language: Chautauqua, a word of uncertain definition/translation.[1]
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- ^ "Stories behind names of many familiar places". Olean Times Herald. February 7, 2016.