Wyandot
A language of United States
| Population | 24. US Census (2000) counts those who use it in the home. Ethnic population: 3,200 (1997 B. Pearson). |
| Region | Northeast Oklahoma. |
| Alternate names | Wendat, Wyandotte, Wyendat |
| Dialects | Huron, Wyandot. |
| Classification | Iroquoian, Northern Iroquoian, Huron |
| Language use | Wyandot spoken until quite recently near Sandwich, Ontario, and Wyandotte, Oklahoma with 2 older adult speakers in 1961. Huron was last spoken at Lorette, near Quebec City, in the early 20th century. Interest in language revival. |
| Language development | Being taught to children in school (1999). Dictionary. |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
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