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ALSO KNOWN AS		Western Keres Pueblo, Western Keresan, Acoma
CLASSIFICATION		Keresan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kjq
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Acoma Laguna
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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

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~4,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
11,000: 4,000 Acoma, 7,000 Laguna
YOUNG ADULTS
Acoma: most over 30; Laguna: most over 40.
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
2,000 Acoma; 2,000 Laguna. At Acoma about half of the total population of approximately 4,000 are speakers; most are over 30. No children are acquiring the language. At Laguna there are about 2,000 speakers out of a total population of approximately 7,000; most are over 40. No children are acquiring the language.

PLACES: New Mexico

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Northwestern New Mexico, west of Albuquerque, Acoma and Laguna pueblos.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,391
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,390
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,880
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
3,390 (1980 census). 1,695 Laguna, 1,696 Acoma; US Census (2000) lists 11,210 as “Keres”. Ethnic population: 5,880, including 3,526 Laguna, 2,354 Acoma (1980 census)

DATE OF INFO: 1980

PLACES: USA;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: New Mexico, USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: northwestern New Mexico west of Albuquerque

2nd edition	2010	Endangered Languages of the United States	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing	108-130	Christopher Moseley	UNESCO	Paris		Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell	Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.										New Mexico, USA	northwestern New Mexico west of Albuquerque	34.8964,-107.5816
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			4,000		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	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.		11,000: 4,000 Acoma, 7,000 Laguna	Acoma: most over 30; Laguna: most over 40.	~4,000		1000-9999	2,000 Acoma; 2,000 Laguna. At Acoma about half of the total population of approximately 4,000 are speakers; most are over 30. No children are acquiring the language. At Laguna there are about 2,000 speakers out of a total population of approximately 7,000; most are over 40. No children are acquiring the language.	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Northwestern New Mexico, west of Albuquerque, Acoma and Laguna pueblos.	New Mexico
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.				3,391		1000-9999		Threatened (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	5,880		3,390	1980	1000-9999	3,390 (1980 census). 1,695 Laguna, 1,696 Acoma; US Census (2000) lists 11,210 as “Keres”. Ethnic population: 5,880, including 3,526 Laguna, 2,354 Acoma (1980 census)	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		USA;

Acoma-Laguna

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,391

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,390

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Discussion

Acoma-Laguna

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,391

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,390

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

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