Mikasuki

A language of United States

ISO 639: mik
Alternate Names: Miccosukee, Mikasuki Seminole, Mikisúkî
Population: 290 (2015 census). Spoken by most of the 400 members of the Miccosukee Tribe as well as by many of the 2,700 members of the Seminole Tribe (Golla 2007). 35 monolinguals.
Location:: Florida: Big Cypress, Immokalee, Hollywood, and Tampa Seminole reservations.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened). Language of registered tribe: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Classification: Muskogean, Eastern Muskogean, Central Muskogean, Hitchiti-Mikasuki
Dialects: Hitchiti, Mikasuki. Hitchiti dialect is extinct. Not intelligible with Alabama [akz] or Koasati [cku].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Full range of social functions, spoken by tribal leaders, in churches, and at ceremonial groups, as well as in some schools (Golla 2007). Monolinguals only among older adult women. Most also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Muskogee [mus].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1980–1991.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mikasuki
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Florida: Big Cypress, Immokalee, Hollywood, and Tampa Seminole reservations.