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ISO 639-3 · chrchr
Iroquoian family
Cherokee
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ
Cherokee is a language of the Iroquoian branch, spoken in United States. Wikidata counts about 12,300 speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
chr- Glottocode
cher1273- Family
- Iroquoian
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Centre point
- 35.50, -83.30
- Wikipedia
- 85 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Cherokee · ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Cherokee language, Tsalagi Gawonihisdi, Tsalagi |
| All speakers | 12,300 (2010) |
| Written in | Cherokee syllabary, Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Iroquoian to Cherokee
The branches above Cherokee, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in United States
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