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Also Known As:
Iroquois, Tsalagi, Tslagi, Rickohockan, Rechahecrian, Southern Iroquoian, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, チェロキー語
Dialects & Varieties
- Western Cherokee
- Eastern Cherokee
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,400
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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Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
140,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA: Oklahoma, North Carolina
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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