Potawatomi language

Potawatomi
bodwéwadmimwen
Native toUnited States, Canada
RegionMichigan, Oklahoma, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, and southern Ontario, formerly Northeastern Illinois
EthnicityPotawatomi
Native speakers
<10 (2015)[1]
5 first language speakers[citation needed]
Revival2010s
Algic
Latin (various alphabets),
Great Lakes Algonquian syllabics
Language codes
ISO 639-3pot
Glottologpota1247
ELPPotawatomi
Linguasphere(Potawatomi) 62-ADA-dc (Potawatomi)
Potawatomi is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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PersonBodéwadmi
     (Neshnabé)
PeopleBodéwadmik
     (Neshnabék)
LanguageBodwéwadmimwen
     (Neshnabémwen)

Potawatomi (/ˌpɒtəˈwɒtəmi/, also spelled Pottawatomie; in Potawatomi Bodwéwadmimwen, Bodwéwadmi Zheshmowen, or Neshnabémwen) is a Central Algonquian language. It was historically spoken by the Pottawatomi people who lived around the Great Lakes in what are now Michigan and Wisconsin in the United States, and in southern Ontario in Canada. Federally recognized tribes in Michigan and Oklahoma are working to revive the language.

  1. ^ "Did you know Potawatomi is critically endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

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