Oneida language

Oneida
Onʌyotaʔa꞉ka
Pronunciation[onʌjotaʔaːka]
[onʌjoteʔaːkaː]
Native toCanada, United States
RegionSix Nations Reserve, Ontario as well as, Oneida Nation of the Thames near London, Ontario, and central New York and around Green Bay, Wisconsin
Native speakers
210 in Canada (2021)[1]
Iroquoian
  • Northern
    • Lake Iroquoian
      • Five Nations
Language codes
ISO 639-3one
Glottologonei1249
ELPOneida
Oneida is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Oneida (/oʊˈnaɪdə/ oh-NYE-də,[2] autonym: /onʌjotaʔaːka/,[3][4] /onʌjoteʔaːkaː/,[5] People of the Standing Stone,[5] Latilutakowa,[6] Ukwehunwi,[5] Nihatiluhta:ko[5]) is an Iroquoian language spoken primarily by the Oneida people in the U.S. states of New York and Wisconsin, and the Canadian province of Ontario. There is only a small handful of native speakers remaining today. Language revitalization efforts are in progress.

In 1994, the majority of Oneida speakers lived in Canada.[7]

  1. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (9 February 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
  3. ^ "Oneida Language & Cultural Centre". oneidalanguage.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. ^ "Oneida Nation of the Thames – Oneida Nation of the Thames". oneida.on.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  5. ^ a b c d "Our History | Oneida". oneidalanguage.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  6. ^ "Oneida people", Wikipedia, 2020-10-19, retrieved 2020-12-08
  7. ^ Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. Atlas of World Languages (New York: Routelege, 1994) p. 7