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 a diverse collection of English dialects spoken by many American Indians and Alaska Natives,[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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