Shawnee

A language of United States

ISO 639: sjw
Alternate Names: Savannah, Sewanee, Shawano
Population: 260 (2015 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 11,500 (Golla 2007). 2,000 members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe around Shawnee town (more than 100 speakers); 1,500 members of Eastern Shawnee Tribe in Ottawa County (a few elderly speakers). 8,000 members of the Loyal Shawnee in Cherokee region of Oklahoma around Whiteoak (fewer than 12 speakers) (Golla 2007).
Location:: Oklahoma: central and northeast.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund). Language of registered tribe: Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe.
Classification: Algic, Algonquian
Typology: Polysynthetic language; fairly free word order.
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1842–1929.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Shawnee
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Oklahoma: central and northeast.