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Iroquoian

This group collects members of the Iroquoian family, historically spoken around the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence river valley and, as a separated southern outlier, the southern Appalachians, comprising the Five/Six Nations languages of the north (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora) and Cherokee in the southeast. Placement follows each member's own description naming it Iroquoian.

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Northeastern North America 1
Iroquoian
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1. Wikipedia: Iroquoian Languages
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The Iroquoian languages, occasionally referred to as the Ogwehoweh languages, are a family of indigenous languages of North America.
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