Navajo tops list of Native language speakers in US

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Navajo tops list of Native language speakers in US

By FELICIA FONSECA
Associated Press
Published: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 - 10:52 am
USA

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A northeastern Arizona county has the highest
number of Native American language speakers in the country.

The U.S. Census Bureau says Apache County in eastern Arizona has
37,000 such speakers. The county encompasses parts of the Navajo
Nation, the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and Zuni Pueblo.

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