Quechan
[aka Yuma, Kechan, Quecl]Classification: Cochimi-Yuman
·endangered
- PLACES
- USA, California
Language metadata
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Yuma, Kechan, Quecl, Kwtsan, Kwtsaan, Cuchan, Yuma Proper |
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Cochimi-Yuman, Yuman |
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ISO 639-3 |
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yum |
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Language information by source
Compare Sources (6)
Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Information from: “North America” (7-41) . Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco (2008) , Chris Moseley and Ron Asher · Routledge
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Critically endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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150-200
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3,000
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Spoken by 150 to 200 of the 3,000 members of the Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.
- DATE OF INFO
- 2008
- TRANSMISSION
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- PLACES
- USA, California
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona.
Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO
- PLACES
- USA, California
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
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Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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150
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3,000
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150 (1994 L. Hinton). 360 Delta River Yuman and 400 Yuma (2000 census). Ethnic population: 3,000 (2000 A. Yamamoto).
(Unchanged 2016.)
- DATE OF INFO
- 1994 speakers, 2000 population
- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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Shifting to English [eng]. Only middle-aged or elderly are fluent but there are a number of young semispeakers.
- PLACES
- USA, California
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Ft. Yuma Reservation, southeast corner of California.