Seneca
Tsonnontouan; Taroko;
Iroquoian; Northern Iroquoian
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"there are less than 50 speakers altogether" (from personal communication from Wallace Chafe, 2007) (p. iv).
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2010
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USA, New York
42.3291,-78.868; 43.0555,-80.1938
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2007
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USA, New York
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The youngest speaker is in his 50s.
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It is now spoken by about 100 people in three reservation communities in New York: Cattaraugus, on Lake Erie; Allegany, in Salamanca; and Tonawanda, near Buffalo.
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In three reservation communities in New York: Cattaraugus, on Lake Erie; Allegany, in Salamanca; and Tonawanda, near Buffalo.
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In three reservation communities in New York: Cattaraugus, on Lake Erie; Allegany, in Salamanca; and Tonawanda, near Buffalo.
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- Prehistoric divergences and recontacts between Cayuga, Seneca and other Northern Iroquoian languagesChafe, W. L. and M. K. Foster. 1981. "Prehistoric Divergences and Recontacts Between Cayuga, Seneca and Other Northern Iroquoian Languages." In International Journal of American Linguistics, 47: 121-142.
- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
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