Also Known As:
Pai'pai, Akwa'ala, Cuñeil
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
SITIO DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LENGUAS INDÍGENAS (INALI)
LEY GENERAL DE DERECHOS LINGÜÍSTICOS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS
CATÁLOGO DE LAS LENGUAS INDÍGENAS NACIONALES
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Fewer than 50 total; 25 in Santa Katarina as of 2010 (Gómez & Ibáñez), and 49 as of 2015 (Ibáñez).
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Gonzalez, Ivette S. 2020. Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 150-157. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/191
Bibliography of Locations:
Gonzalez, Ivette S. 2020. Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 150-157. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/191
Bibliography of Context:
Gonzalez, Ivette S. 2020. Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 150-157. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/191