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American Indian and Alaska Native
Languages Spoken at Home by Persons 5 Years and Over in Households:
2000
More than 350,000 people in America speak American Indian
or Alaska Native languages at home. This is how the languages break down.
The data was published as part of the 2000 U.S. Census, and is based on
samples.
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Number of
Individuals |
| All American Indian and Alaska Native
languages |
353,340 |
| Algonquian languages |
18,147 |
| Athapascan Eyak languages |
189,738 |
| Caddoan languages |
204 |
Central and South
American
Indian languages |
2,918 |
| Haida |
103 |
| Hokan languages |
3,201 |
| Iroquoian languages |
14,780 |
| Keres |
10,522 |
| Muskogean languages |
15,187 |
| Penutian languages |
9,194 |
| Siouan languages |
24,620 |
| Tanoan languages |
8,775 |
| Tlingit |
999 |
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| Uto-Aztecan languages |
22,039 |
| Wakashan and Salish languages |
2,227 |
| Alaska Native Languages |
25,953 |
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| Other specified and unspecified
American Indian and Alaska Native languages |
4,733 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. The American Indian
languages shown above are the major languages. NOTE: Data are estimates
based on a sample.
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