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Approximate Numbers of Speakers of Four Native Languages
LanguageRegionNumber of speakers
HopiSouthwest6,080
TlingitAlaska Panhandle1,240
ZuniSouthwest9,620
MohawkNortheast1,950
The Zuni language of the Southwest is one of the most widely spoken Native languages in what is now the continental United States, with approximately 9,620 speakers, according to a 2015 report by the US Census Bureau. Though spoken by fewer people than Zuni, the Hopi language of the Southwest nonetheless has a population of speakers that numbers in the thousands. The Census Bureau report indicates that in the US, Hopi is spoken by approximately __________
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
A
1,950 people.
B
1,240 people.
C
9,620 people.
D
6,080 people.