Also Known As:
Fox, Mesquakie, Meskwakie, Meskwaki, Sac and Fox
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
758
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA;
Location Description
Tama, Iowa. Mesquakie dialect: eastern Kansas-Nebraska border and central Oklahoma; Sac and Fox dialects: Sac and Fox Reservation.
Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
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