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United States
Location
Kansas; Michigan: southwest and north; Wisconsin: north; Oklahoma: central.
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Canada
Language Name
Potawatomi
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Canada.
Location
Ontario province: Walpole Island Reserve.
Alternate Names
Neshnabémwen, Pottawottomi
Language Status
9 (Dormant). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Aundeck-Omni-Kaning, Beausoleil, Caldwell, M’Chigeeng, Moose Deer Point, Sagamok Anishnawbek, Saugeen, Shawanaga, Walpole Island, Wasauksing, Wikwemikong.
Language Use
250 L2 learners. All shifted to English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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