Endangered Languages Project - Tipai

Tipai

^{[aka Tiipay (Jamul), Mexican Diegueño, Kamia]}

Classification: Cochimi-Yuman

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Tiipay (Jamul), Mexican Diegueño, Kamia
CLASSIFICATION		Cochimi-Yuman, Yuman
CODE AUTHORITY		LINGUIST List
LANGUAGE CODE		dih-tip
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Ha'a San Jose de la Zorra Neji Cuyapaipe Manzanita La Huerta San José Jamul
DOWNLOAD		As csv
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Emergent language in the Diegueño complex of Yuman dialects.

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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

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Emergent language in the Diegueño complex of Yuman dialects. The distinction between Kumeyaay and Tipai is perhaps more political and social than it is linguistic, and is greatly influenced by the US-Mexican border.

PLACES: Baja California, California near San Diego

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In several communities in northern Baja California, as far south as Ensenada and Santa Catarina, and also in California by the Jamul community near San Diego.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Mexico, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in several communities in northern Baja California, as far south as Ensenada and Santa Catarina, and also in California by the Jamul community near San Diego.

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