(documentation MikasukiLanguage EnglishLanguage "The MikasukiLanguage is an EasternMuskogeanLanguage of the UnitedStates. SIL code: MIK. ISO 639-2: nai. Population: 496 speakers including 33 monolinguals (1990 census), out of 1,200 population (1977 SIL). Region: Southern Florida. Alternate names: HITCHITI, MIKASUKI SEMINOLE, MICCOSUKEE. Dialects: HITCHITI, MIKASUKI. Comments: Not intelligible with Creek, Alabama, or Koasati. There are monolinguals only among elderly women. Others use English as second language. Language use is vigorous except at Hollywood, where most younger ones do not speak Mikasuki. Bible portions 1980-1985.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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