MUNSEE: 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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: UMU

ISO 639-2: del

Population 7 or 8 speakers out of 400 population (1991 M. Dale Kinkade). 
Region Southern Ontario, Moraviantown Reserve.
Alternate names   DELAWARE, ONTARIO DELAWARE
Classification Algic, Algonquian, Eastern.
Comments Close to Unami in USA, but a separate language. Bilingualism in English. Only elderly speakers left. Dictionary. Grammar. Nearly extinct. Bible portions 1818-1821.

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