Potawatomi
A language of United States
| Population | 50 in United States (1995 Potawatomi Language Institute). Population total all countries: 1,300. Ethnic population: 25,000 (1997 L. Buszard-Welcher); 844 (2000 census). |
| Region | Southwest and north Michigan, north Wisconsin and northeast Kansas. Also in Canada. |
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Northern Central United States of America Southeastern United States of America |
| Alternate names | Pottawotomi |
| Classification | Algic, Algonquian, Central |
| Language use | Shifting to English. |
| Language development | Grammar. Bible portions: 1844. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | 85% have varying degrees of language retention. |
Also spoken in:
Canada
| Language name | Potawatomi |
| Population | 1,250 in Canada (1996). |
| Region | Southern Ontario, Walpole Island Reserve. |
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Canada |
| Alternate names | Pottawottomi |
| Language use | Shifting to English. Older adults. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HOLLENBACH, Barbara E., author. 1965. "Patterns of person-number reference in Potawatomi."
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