Natchez

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
ncz
User Population

6, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. The last speaker, Nancy Raven, died in 1957. L2 users: 6 (2011 H. Fields).

Location

Louisiana (Taensa dialect); Mississippi (Taensa dialect); Oklahoma among Creeks and Cherokees.

Language Status

9 (Reawakening).

Classification
Language isolate
Dialects

Taensa.

Language Use

Primarily ceremonial activities and prayers. Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Revitalization efforts in process with Breath of Life (Natchez) language seminars at the University of Oklahoma and Vista Volunteers and Language Preservation grants (2011 H. Fields).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Natchez