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PIM ISO 639-3

Powhatan

A language of United States

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Virginia Algonkian, Virginia Algonquian
No known L1 speakers. The last speaker had either died or shifted to English by 1800 (Pereltsvaig 2017). Ethnic population: 3,000 (1977 SIL).
Virginia: Tidewater.
9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Pamunkey Indian Tribe.
Algic, Algonquian, Eastern Algonquian
Shifted to English [eng].
Location: Virginia: Tidewater.