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Tunica

North American Language Families

Tunica, also called Luhchi Yoroni, is a language isolate that was spoken by the Tunica people of the central and lower Mississippi Valley in the United States. It has no remaining native speakers, but a revitalization effort has grown its second-language speaker count from 32 in 2017 to 60 by 2023.

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1. Glottolog: Tunica (languoid record)
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"level": "language", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Spoken L1 Language"
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