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ISO 639-3 · mohmoh
Iroquoian family
Mohawk
Mohawk is a language of the Iroquoian branch, spoken in Canada and United States. Wikidata counts about 3,500 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Indigenous language spoken by Mohawk peoples in North America”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
moh- Glottocode
moha1258- Family
- Iroquoian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 34 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mohawk |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kanien’kéha, Mohawk language, Kanyen'kéha |
| All speakers | 3,500 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Iroquoian to Mohawk
The branches above Mohawk, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
11IroquoianfamilymohMohawklanguage
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 Canada
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