Also Known As:
Chillula, Mita, Pekwan, Rikwa, Sugon, Weitspek, Weitspekan
Dialects & Varieties
California Indian Languages
Victor Golla. 2011. "California Indian Languages." 61-200.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, California
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
school programs
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:
Roman script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"A distinctive writing system based on English phonetics ("Unifon") was employed in classroom teaching between 1970 and 2000, but this has been superseded by a tribally sponsored orthography based on the Roman alphabet." (2011:67)
Recent Resources
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