American Indian Languages Spoken in U.S. Homes: 1990
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
This table outlines the American Indian languages spoken in households across the United States. The population studied includes American Indians age 5 and over. This data is for the year 1990.
Number of households | |
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All American Indian languages | 281,990 |
Algonquian languages | 12,887 |
Athapascan Eyak languages | 157,694 |
Caddoan languages | 354 |
Central and South American Indian languages | 431 |
Haida | 110 |
Hokan languages | 2,430 |
Iroquoian languages | 12,046 |
Keres | 8,346 |
Muskogean languages | 13,772 |
Penutian languages | 8,190 |
Siouan languages | 19,693 |
Tanoan languages | 8,255 |
Tlingit | 1,088 |
Tonkawa | 3 |
Uto-Aztecan languages | 23,493 |
Wakashan and Salish languages | 1,105 |
Yuchi | 65 |
Unspecified American Indian languages | 12,038 |
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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