Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Central Algonquian language spoken in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma by the Shawnee people. It was originally spoken by these people in a broad territory throughout the Eastern United States, mostly north of the Ohio River. They occupied territory in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
| Shawnee | |
|---|---|
| Sawanwa, Savannah, Sewanee, Shawano | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Central and Northeast Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | Shawnee |
Native speakers | 260 and decreasing (2015) |
Algic
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| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjw |
| Glottolog | shaw1249 |
| ELP | Shawnee |
Distribution of the Shawnee language around 1650 | |
Shawnee is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Shawnee is closely related to other Algonquian languages, such as Mesquakie-Sauk (Sac and Fox) and Kickapoo. It has 260 speakers, according to a 2015 census, although the number is decreasing. It is a polysynthetic language with rather free word ordering.
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