Miami
PrintA language of United States
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Illinois, Miami-Illinois, Miami-Myaamia
Population
No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 2,000 (1977 SIL).
Location
Miami dialect: north central Indiana; Miami and Peoria dialects: northeast Oklahoma; Illinois dialect: Illinois and Iowa.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Classification
Dialects
Miami, Peoria.
Language Use
No fluent L1 speakers since 1962 (Golla 2007). A Miami language scholar has acquired L2 fluency and his 2 youngest children are acquiring it as L1. Miami University of Ohio has an institute for study of Miami culture and language. Courses are offered there and at Woodland Indian Cultural Center at Prophetstown, Indiana (2007).
Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources