Cayuga language
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Cayuga (Cayuga: Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ) is a Northern Iroquoian language of the Iroquois Proper (also known as "Five Nations Iroquois") subfamily, and is spoken on Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ontario, by around 240 Cayuga people, and on the Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, by fewer than 10.
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Cayuga | |
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Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ | |
Native to | Canada, United States |
Region | Ontario: Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation; New York (state): Cattaraugus Reservation |
Native speakers | <55 in Canada (2016 census)[1] |
Iroquoian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cay |
Glottolog | cayu1261 |
ELP | Cayuga |
Cayuga is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[citation needed] | |
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Cayuga is critically endangered, with only 115 people of the Indigenous population reporting Cayuga as their mother tongue in the 2021 Canadian census. The Cayuga people are working to revitalize the language.[2] As an example of such, Six Nations Polytechnic has developed apps on IOS and study programs in Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk and others.