Oneida language
| Oneida | |
|---|---|
| Onʌyotaʔa:ka | |
| Native to | Canada, United States |
| Region | Six Nations Reserve, Ontario as well as, Oneida-of- the -Thames near London Ontario, and central New York and around Green Bay, Wisconsin |
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Native speakers
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190 (2011 census)e18, Michelson & Doxtator |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | onei1249 |
Oneida /oʊˈnaɪdə/ 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 are an estimated 250 native speakers. Language revitalization efforts are in progress. The number of speakers in the Green Bay area who learned the language as infants may be as low as six.
In 1994, the majority of Oneida speakers lived in Canada.
Historically, the Oneida tribe was located in upstate New York in what is now the Utica area. During the early to mid-19th century, significant groups of Oneida migrated to Wisconsin and Ontario as a result of displacement driven by New York State following the American Revolutionary War. Today the population in New York includes about 1,100 members enrolled in the tribe; approximately 16,000 are in the Wisconsin tribe. The majority of these individuals speak English and use Oneida as a second language, if at all. Additional Oneida live in Ontario at the Six Nations Reserve.
According to the National Virtual Translation Center, there are 250 speakers of Oneida, located in the Wisconsin and Ontario nations. Another source specifies that, in 1991, 200 Oneida speakers resided in the Thames (Ontario) Nation, and 50 in Wisconsin. Like many Indian peoples, the Oneida adopted and assimilated individuals of other tribes captured in warfare, and they would learn Oneida. Today the vast majority of current speakers are of Oneida descent.
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