Natchez
PrintA language of United States
ISO 639-3
Population
6 (2011 H. Fields).
Location
Originally Mississippi and Louisiana (Taensa dialect); now among the Creeks and Cherokees in Oklahoma.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Dialects
Taensa.
Language Use
Revitalization efforts in process with Breath of Life (Natchez) language seminars at the University of Oklahoma and Vista Volunteers and Language Preservation grants (2011 H. Fields). Primarily ceremonial activities and prayers. Elderly only. Also use Cherokee [chr] and Muskogee [mus] (2011 H. Fields).
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