Northern Paiute language
Northern Paiute (ISO 639-3 code pao) is a language of the Uto-Aztecan family spoken in United States. It has about 700 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | pao |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | nort2954 |
| Family | Uto-Aztecan |
| Area | North America |
| Countries | United States |
| Speakers (estimate) | 700 |
| Endangerment | Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Uto-Aztecan languages, nearest first.
- Yaqui21,000 speakers
- El Nayar Cora20,078 speakers
- Tohono O'odham15,000 speakers
- Hopi5,000 speakers
- Ute-Southern Paiute3,500 speakers
- Shoshoni1,000 speakers
- Comanche100 speakers
- Kawaiisu3 speakers
- Tübatulabal1 speakers
- Cahuilla
- Cupeño
- Luiseno
More about Northern Paiute
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.