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Cherokee (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, romanized: Tsalagi Gawonihisdi) or Iroquois, Tsalagi, Tslagi, Rickohockan, Rechahecrian, Southern Iroquoian, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, チェロキー語, is an Iroquian language spoken in North America by the Cherokee people. There are 16,000 people speaking in two dialects: Western Cherokee and Eastern Cherokee. The locations of ᏣᎳᎩ are east Oklahoma; North Carolina; and Arkansas. Speakers of ᏣᎳᎩ are generally in all realms and all ages with generally positive attitudes.
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Cherokee | |
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Tsalagi | |
"ᏣᎳᎩ" | |
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Native to | United States |
Region | east Oklahoma; Great Smoky Mountains[1] and Qualla Boundary in North Carolina[2] Also in Arkansas.[3] |
Ethnicity | Cherokee |
Native speakers | 11,000–13,500 (2006–2008) (2000 – date of reference or census)[reference] |
Iroquoian
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Official status | |
Official language in | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | chr |
ISO 639-3 | chr |
Glottolog | cher1273 default 2nd ref |
Linguasphere | 63-AB |
![]() Current geographic distribution of the Cherokee language |
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ᏣᎳᎩ (Cherokee) is also called: Iroquois, Tsalagi, Tslagi, Rickohockan, Rechahecrian, Southern Iroquoian, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, チェロキー語.