All but one of Canada’s Indigenous languages are critically endangered.
Also Known As:
Kanienʼkeha, Kanien'kehaka, Kanyenʼkéha
Dialects & Varieties
- Ohsweken
- Kahnawake (Caughnawaga)
- Kanehsatake (Oka)
- Thayendinaga
- Wahta
- Ahkwesahsne (St. Regis)
- Wahta (Gibson)
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language in Society
This is a 2015 literature review about language nests, focusing on the diversity of approaches to
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language in Society
This article presents a women's group; Kontiwennenha:Wi, who sing in their native language; Kanye
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
about 3,800
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Pentangelo, Joseph. 2020. Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) - Language Snapshot . Language Documentation and Description 19, 1-8. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/203
Bibliography of Locations:
Pentangelo, Joseph. 2020. Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) - Language Snapshot . Language Documentation and Description 19, 1-8. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/203
Bibliography of Context:
Pentangelo, Joseph. 2020. Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) - Language Snapshot . Language Documentation and Description 19, 1-8. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/203