Natchez

A language of United States

ISO 639: ncz
Population: 6, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. The last speaker, Nancy Raven, died in 1957. L2 users: 6 (2011 H. Fields).
Location:: Louisiana (Taensa dialect); Mississippi (Taensa dialect); Oklahoma among Creeks and Cherokees.
Language Status: 9 (Reawakening).
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: Taensa.
Language Use: Primarily ceremonial activities and prayers. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Revitalization efforts in process with Breath of Life (Natchez) language seminars at the University of Oklahoma and Vista Volunteers and Language Preservation grants (2011 H. Fields).

Location: Louisiana (Taensa dialect); Mississippi (Taensa dialect); Oklahoma among Creeks and Cherokees.