MIKASUKI: a language of USA

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

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.
Classification Muskogean, Eastern.
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.

  Ethnologue: 14 Edition  |  Current Ethnologue edition  |  Bibliography  |  Publications Catalog  |  Software  
  Who we are  |  Shopping cart  |  Site search  |  Site map, 14th edition  |  Site map, current edition  
 
Ethnologue data from Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 14th Edition
Copyright © 2000–2005 SIL International
Contact us