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American Indian English

American Indian English
RegionIndian Country
Native speakers
9,666,058 (2020 census)[1][2]
Early forms
Latin (English alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
Population of Native Americans by county according to the 2020 United States census.

American Indian English or Native American English is an umbrella term for various English dialects spoken by many American Indians and Alaska Natives from numerous tribes,[3] notwithstanding indigenous languages also spoken in the United States, of which only a few are in daily use. For the sake of comparison, this article focuses on similarities across varieties of American Indian English that unite it in contrast to a "typical" English variety with standard grammar and a General American accent.

  1. ^ "Overview of 2020 AIAN Redistricting Data: 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census". Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Leap 1993, p. 44.

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