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ALSO KNOWN AS		Pai'pai, Akwa'ala, Cuñeil
CLASSIFICATION		Cochimi-Yuman, Yuman, Pai branch
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3; Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		ppi; paip1241
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Information from: “Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) - Language Snapshot” . Ivette S. Gonzalez (2020) , Peter K. Austin · ELPublishing

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
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Between the years 2000-2015, the population of Santa Catarina dropped from 201 to 101 inhabitants due to economic hardship driving relocation.

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: As of 2015, 82.7% of the population in Santa Catarina are Indigenous, but primarily speak Spanish. Although the language is currently used primarily in conversation among the elderly, many members of the community support language maintenance through a recent bilingual primary school, and the children want to learn Paipai (Sánchez, 2016). The community believes that the language can only be transmitted effectively by trained teachers.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Documentation work includes some descriptions, wordlists, a translated traditional narratives, a pedagogical book, and some audio-visual materials.

PLACES: Now spoken primarily in Santa Catarina and San Isodoro near Ensenada in the Baja California region of Mexico.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
300 (1990 census)

DATE OF INFO: 1990 (census)

PLACES: Mexico;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native speakers worldwide
OLDER ADULTS
Most of them over 50

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In several small communities in northern Baja California, near San Miguel, Santa Catarina, and San Isidoro.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
226
Native speakers worldwide

			3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing			Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		226		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						29.65,-115.1333
ISSN: 1740-6234	Language Snapshots	July		2020	Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) - Language Snapshot			Peter K. Austin	ELPublishing	Language Documentation and Description	17		http://www.elpublishing.org/docs/1/17/ldd17_13.pdf	Ivette S. Gonzalez	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			Fewer than 50 total; 25 in Santa Katarina as of 2010 (Gómez & Ibáñez), and 49 as of 2015 (Ibáñez).		10-99	Between the years 2000-2015, the population of Santa Catarina dropped from 201 to 101 inhabitants due to economic hardship driving relocation.	Spanish	As of 2015, 82.7% of the population in Santa Catarina are Indigenous, but primarily speak Spanish. Although the language is currently used primarily in conversation among the elderly, many members of the community support language maintenance through a recent bilingual primary school, and the children want to learn Paipai (Sánchez, 2016). The community believes that the language can only be transmitted effectively by trained teachers.	Documentation work includes some descriptions, wordlists, a translated traditional narratives, a pedagogical book, and some audio-visual materials.	Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	15	14		Now spoken primarily in Santa Catarina and San Isodoro near Ensenada in the Baja California region of Mexico.	31.6568061,-115.8281493
				2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher	Routledge			London		Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	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.		Most of them over 50	<100		10-99					Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				In several small communities in northern Baja California, near San Miguel, Santa Catarina, and San Isidoro.
					World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			300		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		300	1990 (census)	100-999	300 (1990 census)				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Mexico;

Paipai

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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).

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

226

Discussion

Paipai

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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).

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

226

Discussion

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