Editing Oneida language (section)

===Proposed genetic affiliation of Oneida===
Derived from [[Floyd Lounsbury|Lounsbury's]] work and her own original scholarship, Michelson presents a genealogy of the Iroquois language family, of which Oneida is a part.<ref>{{harvp|Michelson|1988|pp=2–3}}</ref> As attested by Gick, her work is among the little linguistic research on Oneida dating after Lounsbury's definitive work.<ref>{{harvp|Michelson|1988|pp=x, 169–172}}</ref> Iroquois has two major subdivisions, Northern and Southern; Southern Iroquois encompasses only Cherokee, which is at present by far the most widespread Iroquois language with in excess of about 2,000 speakers.<ref name="emergency">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theonefeather.com/2019/06/tri-council-declares-state-of-emergency-for-cherokee-language/|title=Tri-Council declares State of Emergency for Cherokee language|last=McKie|first=Scott|date=June 27, 2019|work=Cherokee One Feather|access-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629081731/https://www.theonefeather.com/2019/06/tri-council-declares-state-of-emergency-for-cherokee-language/|archive-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> Lake-Iroquois languages make up the majority of Northern Iroquois, with the exception of extinct Tuscarora and Nottoway.<ref name="nvtc"/> Of the Lake-Iroquois languages, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca are extant, with only Mohawk having more than a thousand speakers.<ref name="nvtc"/><ref>{{harvp|Michelson|1988|p=3}}</ref> The close relation of Oneida with Mohawk and Onondaga is further substantiated by archaeological evidence of early Oneida villages, particularly Nichols Pond.<ref>{{harvp|Wonderley|2004|pp=5–6}}</ref>