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An Overview of Language Preservation at Ohi: yoʹ, the Seneca Allegany Territory.
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<50

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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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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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USA, New York

Coordinates

42.3291,-78.868; 43.0555,-80.1938

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~100

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"several people"

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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USA, New York

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~100

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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.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

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USA, New York

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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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English

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Year of info

2005

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42.5,-77.5

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  1. The Seneca Language (A Study in Iroquoian)
    Holmer, Nils M. 1954. "The Seneca Language (A Study in Iroquoian)." 3: Upsala: Lundequistska Bokhandeln.
  2. Handbook of the Seneca language
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1963. "Handbook of the Seneca Language." University of the State New York.
  3. The Seneca language. A study in Iroquoian
    Holmer, Nils Magnus. 1954. "The Seneca Language. A Study in Iroquoian." Lundequistska Bokh.
  4. Alternating Weak and Strong Syllables in Cayuga Words
    Foster, M. 1982. "Alternating Weak and Strong Syllables in Cayuga Words." In International Journal of American Linguistics, 48: 59-72.
  5. Prehistoric divergences and recontacts between Cayuga, Seneca and other Northern Iroquoian languages
    Chafe, 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.
  6. Accent and related phenomena in the Five Nations Iroquois languages
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1977. "Accent and Related Phenomena in the Five Nations Iroquois Languages." In Studies in Stress and Accent, edited by Larry Hyman. 4: 169-181. University of Southern California Press.
  7. Seneca Morphology I: Introduction
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1960. "Seneca Morphology I: Introduction." In International Journal of American Linguistics, 26: 11-22.
  8. Sketch of Seneca, an Iroquoian Language
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1996. "Sketch of Seneca, An Iroquoian Language." In Handbook of Northamerican Indians. Volume 17: Languages, edited by Ives Goddard. 551-579. Smithsonian Institute.
  9. Seneca Morphology and Dictionary
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1967. "Seneca Morphology and Dictionary." Smithsonian Press.
  10. 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
    2012. "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."
  11. Sketch of Seneca, an Iroquoian Language
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1996. "Sketch of Seneca, An Iroquoian Language." In Languages, edited by Ives Goddard. 17: 551-579. Washinton, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
  12. Seneca morphology and dictionary
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1967. "Seneca Morphology and Dictionary." 4: 126. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Press.
  13. Seneca Morphology
    Chafe, Wallace L. 1960, 1960, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1961, 1961, 1961. "Seneca Morphology." In International Journal of American Linguistics, 26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27 , no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4: 11-22, 123-129, 224-233, 283-289, 42-45, 114-118, 223-225, 320-328.
  14. The World Atlas of Language Structures
    2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
  15. Endangered Languages of the United States
    Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
  16. North America
    Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
  17. North America
    Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.