Quiripi language
| Quiripi | |
|---|---|
| Wampano | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Gold Coast, Long Island |
| Ethnicity | Quinnipiac, Unquachog, Mattabessett (Wangunk), Podunk, Tunxis, Paugussett |
| Extinct | ca. 1900 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qyp |
| Glottolog | wamp1250 |
The location of the Paugussett, Tunxis, Podunk, Quinnipiac, Mattabesic (Wangunk), Unquachog and their neighbors, c. 1600 | |
Quiripi (pronounced /ˈkwɪrɪpiː/ KWIH-rih-pee, also known as Mattabesic, Quiripi-Unquachog, Quiripi-Naugatuck, and Wampano) was an Algonquian language formerly spoken by the indigenous people of southwestern Connecticut and central Long Island, including the Quinnipiac, Unquachog, Mattabessett (Wangunk), Podunk, Tunxis, and Paugussett (subgroups Naugatuck, Potatuck, Weantinock). It has been effectively extinct since the end of the 19th century, although Frank Siebert, was able to record a few Unquachog words from an elderly woman in 1932.