Wyandot

WYA

Alternate Names: Wendat, Wyandotte, Wyendat

Dialects: Huron, Wyandot.

Genealogy:

Iroquoian
Northern Iroquoian
Five Nations-Huronian-Susquehannock
Huronian
Huron-Petun

Demographics: No known L1 speakers in United States. Last speaker died about 1960 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 3,600 (Golla 2007).

Language Use: Wyandot spoken near Sandwich, Ontario, and Wyandotte, Oklahoma with 2 older adult speakers in 1961. Interest in language revival; communities in Oklahoma and Quebec have limited language programs. (Golla 2007).

Language Development: Being taught to children in school (1999). Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: United States