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Bode'wadmi Autonyms

Potawatomi

Potawatomi is an endangered indigenous language of the United States. It belongs to the Algic language family. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by the elderly only, but some younger people are using it as a second language. It is taught as a subject of instruction in some schools.

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It belongs to the Algic language family.

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  • Bible portions (1844)

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