Choctaw
Classification : Muskogean
·vulnérable
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Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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9,000-11,000
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaws has around 5,000 fluent speakers in seven small communities scattered throughout the state (the tribal headquarters is in Philadelphia, Mississippi). The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma counts at least 4,000 speakers among its more than 20,000 members, most of them middle-aged or elderly.
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The use of Mississippi
Choctaw is vigorous at all ages, and many children are monolingual in Choctaw before attending
school.
- PLACES
- Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana