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ISO 639-3 · seesee
Iroquoian family
Seneca
Seneca is a language of the Iroquoian branch, spoken in United States. Wikidata counts 100 first-language speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Iroquoian language, spoken in western New York at the time of European contact”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
see- Glottocode
sene1264- Family
- Iroquoian
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
100first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Seneca |
|---|---|
| Also called | Seneca language |
| L1 speakers | 100 (2007) |
| Written in | 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 Seneca
The branches above Seneca, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
11IroquoianfamilyseeSenecalanguage
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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