Mohawk

MOH

threatened

Alternate Names: Kanien’kéha

Genealogy:

Iroquoian
Northern Iroquoian
Five Nations-Huronian-Susquehannock
Five Nations-Susquehannock
Mohawk-Oneida

Demographics: 540 in Canada (2011 census). Population total all countries: 3,540. Ethnic population: 24,000 (1999 SIL). L2 users: Several hundred L2 speakers.

Language Use: Immersion schools in Caughnawaga, Oka, on the Six Nations Reserve (Golla 2007). Mostly older adults but a few children are native speakers. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1787–2004.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Canada

Other Comments: Kanien’kehaka is name for Mohawk people.