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
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: There is an unpublished dictionary (Golla 2007:91)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

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.

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

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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