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ALSO KNOWN AS		Pottawotomi, Bodéwadmi, Bodewadmi
CLASSIFICATION		Algic, Algonquian, Ojibwa-Potawatomi
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pot
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Information from: “User Suggestion on Potawatomi” . Justin Neely (2015)

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0
OLDER ADULTS
0
ELDERS
<10

DATE OF INFO: 2015

TRANSMISSION

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Potawatomi has about 50 first-language speakers in several widely separated communities in the US and Canada. These include the Hannahville Indian Community (Upper Peninsula of Michigan), the
Pokagon and Huron Bands (southern Michigan), the Forest County Band (northern Wisconsin), the Prairie Band (eastern Kansas), and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma. A few Potawatomi speakers also live among the Eastern Ojibwe in Ontario, particularly at the Walpole
Island Reserve. The largest speech communities are in the Forest County and Prairie Bands, each
with about 20 speakers, several conservatively fluent.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In several widely separated communities in the US and Canada, including the Hannahville Indian Community (Upper Peninsula of Michigan), the Pokagon and Huron Bands (southern Michigan), the Forest County Band (northern Wisconsin), the Prairie Band (eastern Kansas), and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma. A few Potawatomi speakers also live among the Eastern Ojibwe in Ontario, particularly at the Walpole
Island Reserve. The largest speech communities are in the Forest County and Prairie Bands.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~50
Native speakers worldwide

Scripts (Writing system): Roman script
More on Orthography: The Potawatomi word for Potawatomi is Bodéwadmi in the WNALP system, or Bodewadmi in the Traditional system (Jones 2012).

			2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge				Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD			~50		10-99			~250	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			2011	Bodéwadminwen / Nishnabémwen Potawatomi								http://www.languagegeek.com/algon/bodewadminwen/bodewadminwen.html	Chris Harvey	Chris Harvey. 2011. "Bodéwadminwen/Nishnabémwen Potawatomi." Online: http://www.languagegeek.com/algon/bodewadminwen/bodewadminwen.html.
0199255911			2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer		Oxford University Press	New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													44.5,-85.0
			2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher		Routledge	London			Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.				~50		10-99	Potawatomi has about 50 first-language speakers in several widely separated communities in the US and Canada. These include the Hannahville Indian Community (Upper Peninsula of Michigan), the Pokagon and Huron Bands (southern Michigan), the Forest County Band (northern Wisconsin), the Prairie Band (eastern Kansas), and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma. A few Potawatomi speakers also live among the Eastern Ojibwe in Ontario, particularly at the Walpole Island Reserve. The largest speech communities are in the Forest County and Prairie Bands, each with about 20 speakers, several conservatively fluent.			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		In several widely separated communities in the US and Canada, including the Hannahville Indian Community (Upper Peninsula of Michigan), the Pokagon and Huron Bands (southern Michigan), the Forest County Band (northern Wisconsin), the Prairie Band (eastern Kansas), and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma. A few Potawatomi speakers also live among the Eastern Ojibwe in Ontario, particularly at the Walpole Island Reserve. The largest speech communities are in the Forest County and Prairie Bands.
		2nd edition	2010	Endangered Languages of the United States	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing	108-130	Christopher Moseley		UNESCO	Paris			Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell	Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.													39.3251,-95.8495; 45.0269,-84.1992; 35.3135,-96.9255; 45.5601,-88.83
	March		2015	User Suggestion on Potawatomi				ELP User Suggestion			Citizen Potawatomi Nation	http://www.potawatomi.org/news/top-stories/1152-by-justin-neely-director-cpn-language-department	Justin Neely			0	0	<10	2015	1-9		<10		Critically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15

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Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~50

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Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~50

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