Miami language
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| Miami (Myaamia) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Illinois, Indiana,Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin |
| Region: | North America |
| Total speakers: | 0 (extinct) |
| Ranking: | not ranked |
| Genetic classification: | Algic Algonquian Central |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | Miami tribe |
| Regulated by: | Miami tribe (?) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | al |
| ISO 639-2 | alg |
| SIL | MIA |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
The Miami language is a Native American language formerly spoken in the United States, primarily in northern Indiana and Ohio by members of the Miami tribe. Miami is a Central Algonquian language of the Algic phylum. It forms a dialect continuum with Illinois and is part of a larger Central and Plains sprachbund. The language is currently considered extinct, although efforts are underway to revive it.
Categories: Algonquian languages | Miami tribe | Languages of the United States | Extinct languages | Indigenous languages of the North American eastern woodlands | Ethnic group stubs | Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs
