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...ada there are 26 language families Algonquian Iroquoian Alhapaskan Muskogean Yuman Salish And others… Native American languages are in USA and Canada now – 209. 176 in the USA and 30 in Canada. Top Native American languages are: Navajo (130,000; 59% of the population) Plains Cree (35000; 66% of the population) Cherokee (in Oklahoma and Easter Band) All minority languages are endangered today. Language is healthy when children acquire it. Language Vitality. Class A – spoken by all generation. Life expectancy: 2 generations. Class B – spoken by parental generation and up. Life expectancy: 50 years. Class C – spoken by grandparental generation. Life expectancy: 30-40 years. Class D – spoken by people over 70 years of age. Life expectancy: 10 years. How many languages are represented in OK? There are 39 languages represented, 11 families, 25 of them are spoken today. Twenty-two languages have one or more speakers. Before large states and empires: - multilingualism normal - overall, relative stable numbers - language merge/change a slow process After large states and empires: - politically dominant languages and cultures overwhelm local indigenous popul...