Endangered Languages Project - Winnebago

Winnebago

^{[aka Ho-Chunk, Hocak Wazijaci, Hocák]}

Classification: Siouan

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ho-Chunk, Hocak Wazijaci, Hocák, Hocank, Hochank, Hock, Hochunk, Hocangara, Hotcangara
CLASSIFICATION		Siouan, Mississippi Valley Siouan, Chiwere-Winnebago
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		win
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “North America” (7-41) . Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco (2008) , Chris Moseley and Ron Asher · Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>250
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Winnebago has over 250 fluent first-language speakers, divided between the Winnebago Tribe of northeastern Nebraska and the Ho-Chunk Nation of central Wisconsin. The number may be higher; 2,000 speakers were reported by reliable sources in 1980.

PLACES: USA, Wisconsin, Nebraska

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Winnebago Tribe of northeastern Nebraska and the Ho-Chunk Nation of central Wisconsin.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: There is an unpublished dictionary (Golla 2007:91)

PLACES: USA, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa

PLACES: USA, Wisconsin, Nebraska

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: USA, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
230
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
230
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (2004). 230 reported in 1997 (V. Zeps 1997). Ethnic population: data: (V. Zeps 1995). 822 enrolled in Nebraska (1968 BIA 1968).
(250 (Golla 2007) [2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 2004

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: USA, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Wisconsin scattered; eastern Nebraska, Winnebago Reservation; in Iowa, south of Sioux City, east bank, Missouri River.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

42.2475,-96.4722; 44.2986,-90.8508

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44.2986,-90.8508

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Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO