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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150-200

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Community Members

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Language Information By Source

California Indian Languages
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150-200

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

a number

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

3,000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

Quechan is currently spoken by 150-200 of the 3000 members of the Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California ... there are a number of younger semispeakers (p. 121).

Year of info

2011

Location and Context

Countries

USA, California

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, whose reservation is adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, whose reservation is adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

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More on context

Fluency in the language retains considerable social prestige, particularly in ceremonial contexts, and there are a number of younger semispeakers (p. 121).

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA, California

Coordinates

32.7279,-114.7255

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA, California

Coordinates

32.7279,-114.7255

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Other writing systems

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

3,000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

150 (1994 L. Hinton). 360 Delta River Yuman and 400 Yuma (2000 census). Ethnic population: 3,000 (2000 A. Yamamoto). (Unchanged 2016.)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

USA, California

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Ft. Yuma Reservation, southeast corner of California.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Ft. Yuma Reservation, southeast corner of California.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150-200

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

3,000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

Spoken by 150 to 200 of the 3,000 members of the Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

USA, California

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

32.8333333333,-114.333333333

Location description

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Government support

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150

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