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Oneida

A language of Canada

ISO 639-3: one

Population  200 in Canada (Kincade 1991). Population total all countries: 250. Ethnic population: 1,500 to 2,000 (1997 H. Woodbury).
Region  Southern Ontario, Six Nations Reserve. Also in United States.
Language map  Canada
Classification  Iroquoian, Northern Iroquoian, Five Nations, Mohawk-Oneida
Language use  Older adults. Also use English.
Language development  Grammar. Bible portions: 1880–1942.
Writing system  Latin script.

Also spoken in:

United States

Language name   Oneida
Population  50 in United States (1991 M. Kincade). 6 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 609 (2000 US census).
Region  Central New York, east Wisconsin.
Language maps  Northern Central United States of America
Northeastern United States of America
Language use  Shifting to English. Older adults only.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HICKERSON, Harold; HICKERSON, Nancy P.; TURNER, Glen D., authors. 1962. "Testing procedures for estimating transfer of information among Iroquois dialects and languages."