Endangered Languages Project - Quileute

Quileute

^{[aka Quillayute, Quile-ute,]}

Classification: Chimakuan

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Quillayute, Quile-ute
CLASSIFICATION		Chimakuan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		qui
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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

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
<500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Although as recently as 1986 ten first-language speakers of Quileute remained, the last speaker died in 1999.

PLACES: Washington (state)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The Quileutes now live on two small reservations, Quileute (at La Push) and Lower Hoh River.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in 1999 (Golla 2007)."

DATE OF INFO: 2007

PLACES: United States

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Washington, Pacific side of Olympic Peninsula, Quileute and Lower Hoh River reservations."