Tuscarora

A language of Canada

ISO 639-3

tus

Population

7 in Canada (Kinkade 1991). Population total all countries: 9.

Location

Ontario, Six Nations Reserve. Also in United States.

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Canada

Northeastern United States of America

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Iroquoian, Northern Iroquoian, Tuscarora-Nottoway

Language Use

Shifting to English [eng]. Older adults.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Tuscarora

Writing

Latin script.

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United States

Language nameTuscarora

Population

2 in United States (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,200 in the United States (1997 M. Mithun).

Location

Tuscarora Reservation near Niagara Falls, New York; eastern North Carolina.

Alternate Names

Skarohreh

Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. No revitalization activities reported (2007). Speakers 80 and older.

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