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Mikasuki

A language of United States

ISO 639-3: mik

Population	400 (2000 census). 33 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,200 (1977 SIL).
Region	South Florida.
Language map	Southeastern United States of America
Alternate names	Hitchiti, Miccosukee, Mikasuki Seminole
Dialects	Hitchiti, Mikasuki. Not intelligible with Muskogee [mus], Alabama [akz], or Koasati [cku].
Classification	Muskogean, Eastern
Language use	Monolinguals only among older adult women. Others also use English.
Language development	Bible portions: 1980–1985.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PROST, Gilbert R., author. 1996. "The structure of Mikasuki selfhood."

PROST, Gilbert R., author. 2002. "The liberal arts, language and transcendence."

SMITH, Nellie; WEST, David, authors. 1978. A guide to the Miccosukee language.

WEST, David, author. 1962. "The phonology of Mikasuki."

WEST, David, author. 1974. Mikasuki verb prefixes.

WEST, David, author. 1974. Number in the Mikasuki verb stem.