Langenesis

Iroquoian family

Proto-Iroquoian

c. 2,000 BCE – 1,500 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Iroquoian (c. 2,000 BCE – 1,500 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Iroquoian language family, with 5 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Iroquoian on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of Iroquoian. The split between Cherokee and Northern Iroquoian is estimated at 3500-4000 years ago, but the dating is uncertain.

Descendants 2

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