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TUS ISO 639-3

Tuscarora

Ska:rù:rę’ Autonym

A language of United States

ISO 639
tus
Alternate Names
Skarohreh
Autonym
Ska:rù:rę’
Population
2 in United States (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,200 (1997 M. Mithun).
Location:
New York: Tuscarora Reservation near Niagara Falls; North Carolina: east.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Tuscarora Nation of New York.
Classification
Iroquoian, Northern Iroquoian, Tuscarora-Nottoway
Language Use
No revitalization activities reported (Golla 2007). Elderly only. Most shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tuscarora
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Tuscarora
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Canada. The last speaker in Canada, Helen Salter, died in December 1995 (Skutnabb-Kangas 2000).
Location
Ontario province: Six Nations Reserve.
Language Status
9 (Dormant)
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Map

Location: New York: Tuscarora Reservation near Niagara Falls; North Carolina: east.