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ALSO KNOWN AS		Catawaba
CLASSIFICATION		Siouan, Catawban
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		chc
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The languages has had no native speakers since 1959; however, the language is currently undergoing revitalization efforts.

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Information from: “Catawba Cultural Center” . Catawba Indian Nation

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LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The Catawba language has been restored and is taught in our children’s programs. We also teach classes to adults on an 'as needed' basis."

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Dormant. The language continued to be spoken through the mid-20th century.

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Catawba Nation of York County, South Carolina

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Ethnic population
500
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"No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers." "The last speaker died before 1960."

DATE OF INFO: 1977 (for ethnic population figures)

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"Catawba Nation’s Cultural Preservation Program is engaged in a language revitalization effort (Golla 2007)."

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Near Rock Hill, South Carolina."

Awakening
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Last known fluent speaker passed away in 1959.

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"Catawba is well documented, and the Catawba Nation’s Cultural Preservation Program is engaged in a vigorous language revitalization effort."

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: South Carolina

				Catawba Cultural Center					Rock Hill	http://catawbaindian.net/about-us/our-culture/catawba-cultural-center/	Catawba Indian Nation						Awakening		"The Catawba language has been restored and is taught in our children’s programs. We also teach classes to adults on an 'as needed' basis."	Awakening ()
		18th	2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		500		1977 (for ethnic population figures)	Awakening	"No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers." "The last speaker died before 1960."		Awakening ()	"Catawba Nation’s Cultural Preservation Program is engaged in a language revitalization effort (Golla 2007)."	USA	"Near Rock Hill, South Carolina."
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.										USA	South Carolina	35.5,-80.5
			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.			0			Dormant. The language continued to be spoken through the mid-20th century.		Dormant ()		USA	Catawba Nation of York County, South Carolina
070071197X	3	1	2007	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages				Routledge	Abingdon		Christopher Moseley	Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub				Awakening	Last known fluent speaker passed away in 1959.		Awakening ()	"Catawba is well documented, and the Catawba Nation’s Cultural Preservation Program is engaged in a vigorous language revitalization effort."

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