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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

35

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Language Information By Source

North America
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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

35

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Older adult speakers

None under 50 years old.

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

It is spoken as a first language by about 35 people, none under 50 years old, and by an additional 25 (none under 50) who have acquired second-language fluency.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

USA, Wisconsin

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Location description

Spoken on the Menominee Reservation in northern Wisconsin in the towns of Keshena, Neopit, South Branch, and Zoar.

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Spoken on the Menominee Reservation in northern Wisconsin in the towns of Keshena, Neopit, South Branch, and Zoar.

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The language is used for restricted communication among elders, for religious/ceremonial functions, and in educational settings.

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

35

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA, Wisconsin

Coordinates

44.9356,-88.6144

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA, Wisconsin

Coordinates

44.9356,-88.6144

Location description

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Government support

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

39

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

799

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

Data for the ethnic population is from the 2000 census. 35 (Golla 2007), 65 semispeakers (Golla 2007), ethnic population 800 (2000 census), L2 users: 25 (2016).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

USA, Wisconsin

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Location description

Northeast Wisconsin, former Menomini Reservation.

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Northeast Wisconsin, former Menomini Reservation.

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

35

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

25

Semi-speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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USA, Wisconsin

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No standard writing system

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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USA, Wisconsin

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Script (Writing system)

Roman

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Year of info

2005

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45.5,-88.3333333333

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