Also Known As:
Shoshoni, Shoshoni-Goshiute, Shonshoni
Dialects & Varieties
- Western Shoshone
- Northern Shoshone
- Eastern Shoshone
North America
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
~1,000
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
The majority of speakers are over 50.
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming
Location Description
Central to northeastern Nevada; Idaho, Fort Hall Reservation. Northern Shoshoni in Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Goshute in west Utah.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Handgame song sung by Bryan J.
This Shoshoni Dictionary is a compilation of a number of published and unpublished lexicons/diction
A simple Shoshoni Language Vocabulary Video, created during the Shoshone-Goshute Youth Language Appr