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Cayuga

Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ

Cayuga is an Iroquoian language spoken in United States and Canada, by about 55 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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Cayuga (, Cayuga: Gayogo̱honǫˀnéha꞉ˀ IPA: [gɑjogo̥hoːnõʔnéhɑːʔ]) 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.

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. As an example of such, Six Nations Polytechnic has developed apps on iOS and study programs in Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk and others.

From Wikipedia · Cayuga language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Cayuga

MeaningWordRomanization
womanagǫ́꞉gweh
waterohnéganohs
rainohsda꞉ʼ
dogsó꞉wa꞉s
hellosgę́꞉nǫʼ
thank younya꞉węh

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