They're learning, laughing, playing games, hiking, fishing and speaking Chickasaw.
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
A short video presenting Chickasaw language family camps that can teach Chickasaw to the parents
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
A short video introducing JoAnn Ellis, language specialist at the Chickasaw Nation Department of
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
Bibliography of Context:
Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X