Oneida language
Oneida (/oʊˈnaɪdə/, autonym: /onʌjotaʔaːka/, /onʌjoteʔaːkaː/, /onʌjotaʔaːka/, People of the Standing Stone, Latilutakowa, Ukwehunwi, Nihatiluhta:ko) is an Iroquoian language spoken primarily by the Oneida people in the U.S. states of New York and Wisconsin, and the Canadian province of Ontario. There is only a small handful of native speakers remaining today. Language revitalization efforts are in progress.
| Oneida | |
|---|---|
| Onʌyotaʔa꞉ka | |
| Native to | Canada, United States |
| Region | Six Nations Reserve, Ontario as well as, Oneida Nation of the Thames near London, Ontario, and central New York and around Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Native speakers | 210 in Canada (2021) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | one |
| Glottolog | onei1249 |
| ELP | Oneida |
Oneida is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
In 1994, the majority of Oneida speakers lived in Canada.
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