Mohawk

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A language of Canada

Ontario province: Six Nations Reserve, Tyendinaga Reserve on Bay of Quinte near Kingston, and a small settlement at Wahta Mohawk Territory east of Georgian Bay; Quebec province: Kahnawà:ke and Kanehsatà:ke (Oka) near Montreal.

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Language NameMohawk

User Population

2,050 in United States, all users. L1 users: 1,950 in United States (2015 census). L2 users: 100 (2011 M. Mithun). Ethnic population: 6,000 (1999 SIL).

Location

New York: Saint Regis Reservation, north.

Alternate Names

Kanien’kéha, Kanienkehaka

Language Status

6b (Threatened). Language of registered tribe: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Mainly adults but a few children are native speakers (Golla 2007). Most also use English [eng].

Language Development

Immersion school at St. Regis (Golla 2007).

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