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A language of United States
Alternate Names
Virginia Algonkian, Virginia Algonquian
User Population
No known L1 speakers. The last speaker had either died or shifted to English by 1800 (Pereltsvaig 2017). Ethnic population: 3,000 (1977 SIL).
Location
Virginia: Tidewater.
Language Status
9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Pamunkey Indian Tribe.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].