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Zuni

Also Known As

Zuñi; Shiwi'ma;

Classification

Isolate; North American

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zun

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English

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Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
Endangered Languages of the United States
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
The World Atlas of Language Structures
World Oral Literature Project
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~9,000

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Zuni remains the primary language of most of the more than 9,000 tribal members.

Year of info

2008

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USA, New Mexico

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Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico.

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Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico.

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9,000

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Year of info

2010

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USA, New Mexico

Coordinates

35.082,-108.76

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Year of info

2010

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USA, New Mexico

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35.082,-108.76

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9650

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9651

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Data on speaker number: (2000 SIL), increasing. US Census (2000) lists 7,005 who use the language in the home. (Unchanged 2016.)

Year of info

2009

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USA, New Mexico

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New Mexico, south McKinley County Reservation, south of Gallup.

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New Mexico, south McKinley County Reservation, south of Gallup.

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2005

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35.0833333333,-108.833333333

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  1. Sketch of Zuni Language
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  2. Zuni Dictionary
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  3. Movement to Specifiers
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  20. The World Atlas of Language Structures
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