This is a 2015 literature review about language nests, focusing on the diversity of approaches to
Also Known As:
Tsonnontouan, Taroko
Dialects & Varieties
An Overview of Language Preservation at Ohi: yoʹ, the Seneca Allegany Territory.
Borgia, Melissa E. 2010. An Overview of Language Preservation at Ohi: yoʹ, the Seneca Allegany Territory. Indiana University of Pennsylvania PhD dissertation.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<50
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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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
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
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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
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language in Society
Contains a full grammar, pronunciation guide, dictionary, etc.
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Dub of Dorothy Deng's recordings for her dissertation, dialogue in Seneca