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| Shawnee | |
|---|---|
| saawanwaatoweewe, sâwanwâtowêwe[1] | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Central and Northeast Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | Shawnee[2] |
Native speakers | 100-200 (2024) |
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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 language | |
|---|---|
| Person | Shawnee people, Indigenous group from the Ohio River Valley with rich cultural heritage. |
| People | Shawnee (Sawanwa), an Algonquian language with few speakers remaining, preservation efforts underway. |
| Language | Historically in eastern U.S. (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania), now primarily in Oklahoma. |
The Shawnee language is a Central Algonquian language, spoken in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma by the Shawnee people. Historically, it was spoken across a wide region of the Eastern United States, primarily north of the Ohio River. This territory included areas within present-day Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
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,[2] although the number is decreasing. It is a polysynthetic language that is described to have freedom in word ordering.[3]
- ^ "maalaakwahi ke'neemepe: Shawnee Language Immersion Program (SLIP)". www.shawnee-nsn.gov. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
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