Potawatomi

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
pot
Alternate Names
Pottawotomi
Population

50 in United States (1995 Potawatomi Language Institute). 50 L1 speakers in the United States and Canada, most in the United States. Ethnic population: 25,000 (1997 L. Buszard-Welcher).

Location

Southwest and north Michigan, north Wisconsin and northeast Kansas. Also in Canada.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Algic, Algonquian, Ojibwa-Potawatomi
Language Use

Shifting to English [eng]. Ceremonial and religious activities.

Language Development
Taught in tribal Head Start and K-12 schools in most communities as wells as in adult language programs. Grammar. Bible portions: 1844.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Potawatomi
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

85% have varying degrees of language retention.

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