Shoshone
[également appelé Shoshoni, Shoshoni-Goshiute, Shonshoni]Classification : Uto-Aztecan
·en danger
-
En danger
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
-
~1,000
-
~1,000
-
The majority of speakers are over 50.
-
Altogether, there are around 1000 actively fluent speakers of Shoshoni, and perhaps another 1000 with more restricted competence. While a few children still learn Shoshoni as a first language in the Duck Valley and Gosiute communities, the majority of speakers are over 50.
- TRANSMISSION
-
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
-
English
- PLACES
- 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.
- COMMENTAIRES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
Although there are a few large reservations which are exclusively (or at least half) Shoshoni, there are dozens of smaller reservations and communities scattered throughout the region. Western Shoshoni includes the communities throughout Nevada except for the Gosiute and Duck Valley communities. Northern Shoshoni includes the Duck Valley and Fort Hall communities as well as the smaller communities of northern Utah and southern Idaho. Eastern Shoshoni includes the Wind River community in Wyoming. Gosiute includes the Gosiute and Skull Valley communities in Utah. The largest speech community is at Fort Hall.