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Oneida

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

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Oneida ( oh-NYE-də, autonym: Ukwehuwehnéha) is an Iroquoian language spoken primarily by the Oneida people in the U.S. states of New York and Wisconsin, and the Canadian province of Ontario. There is only a small handful of native speakers remaining today. Language revitalization efforts are in progress.

In 1994, the majority of Oneida speakers lived in Canada.

From Wikipedia · Oneida language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Oneida

MeaningWordRomanization
womanyakukwé
waterone꞉kánus
snowónyʌhteʼ
leafónlahteʼ
thank youya꞉wʌ́
I love youkunolúkhwaʼ

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