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California Indian Languages
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Critically Endangered

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<100

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Mojave is the heritage language of both the Fort Mojave Tribe, near Needles, California, and the Mojave members of the Colorado River Tribes, near Parker, Arizona. In the two communities combined there are fewer than a hundred fluent first-language speakers, nearly all of them elderly, in total Mojave population of more than two thousand.

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2011

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USA, Arizona, California

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English

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Native Speakers Worldwide

200

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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USA, Arizona, California

Coordinates

34.6905,-114.598

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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USA, Arizona, California

Coordinates

34.0231,-114.5045

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

75

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767

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"75 (1994 L. Hinton). 30 to 35 at Fort Mohave, 35 to 50 at Colorado River. Ethnic population: 767 (2000 A. Yamamoto); 204 (2000 US census)."

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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USA, Arizona, California

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Location description

Fort Mohave; Colorado River. California-Arizona border, Fort Mohave and Colorado River reservations.

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Fort Mohave; Colorado River. California-Arizona border, Fort Mohave and Colorado River reservations.

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

100

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Ethnic Population

2000

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100 (Golla 2007). 30–35 at Fort Mohave, 35–50 at Colorado River. Ethnic population: 2,000 (Golla 2007).

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

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USA: Arizona, California

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<100

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Year of info

2007

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USA, Arizona, California

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Has a functioning writing system

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<100

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Ethnic Population

2,000+

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Year of info

2008

Location and Context

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USA, Arizona, California

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Location description

the heritage language of the Fort Mojave Tribe, near Needles, California, and of the Mohave members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, near Parker, Arizona

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the heritage language of the Fort Mojave Tribe, near Needles, California, and of the Mohave members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, near Parker, Arizona

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Year of info

2005

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34.6666666667,-114.583333333

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

75

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