MOHAWK: a language of Canada

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: MOH

ISO 639-2: moh

Population	350 mother tongue speakers in Canada (1998 Statistics Canada) out of 30,000 population including USA (1999 SIL). Population total both countries 2,000 to 4,000.
Region	Southwestern Quebec, southern Ontario. Also spoken in USA.
Classification	Iroquoian, Northern Iroquoian, Five Nations, Mohawk-Oneida.
Comments	Bilingualism in English. Most speakers are middle-aged or over. In some areas younger ones may speak the language. Dictionary. Grammar. Literacy rate in second language: 75% to 100%. Bible portions 1787-1991.

Also spoken in:

USA

Language name	MOHAWK
Population	1,667 speakers in the USA (1990 census) out of 30,000 in the ethnic group in both countries (1999 SIL).
Alternate names	KANIEN'KEHAKA
Comments	Bilingualism in English. Most speakers are middle-aged or older. In some areas the younger ones may speak the language. Bible portions 1787-1991. See main entry under Canada.