Endangered Languages Project - Mojave

Mojave

^{[aka Mohave, Amaquaqua, Jamajab]}

Classification: Cochimi-Yuman

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Mohave, Amaquaqua, Jamajab
CLASSIFICATION		Cochimi-Yuman, Yuman
ORTHOGRAPHY		Has a functioning writing system
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mov
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The Fort Mojave Tribe, near Needles, CA, prefer the spelling "Mojave"; the Mohave members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, near Parker, AZ, prefer the spelling "Mohave" (Golla 2011: 307).

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
767
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"75 (1994 L. Hinton). 30 to 35 at Fort Mohave, 35 to 50 at Colorado River. Ethnic population: 767 (2000 A. Yamamoto); 204 (2000 US census)."

DATE OF INFO: 1994

PLACES: USA, Arizona, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Fort Mohave; Colorado River.

California-Arizona border, Fort Mohave and Colorado River reservations.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: USA, Arizona, California

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

Scripts (Writing system): Has a functioning writing system

PLACES: USA, Arizona, California

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,000+

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: USA, Arizona, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: the heritage language of the Fort Mojave Tribe, near Needles, California, and of the Mohave members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, near Parker, Arizona

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The heritagelanguage of the Fort Mojave Tribe, near Needles, California, and of the Mohave members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, near Parker, Arizona.

PLACES: USA, Arizona, California

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
100 (Golla 2007). 30–35 at Fort Mohave, 35–50 at Colorado River. Ethnic population: 2,000 (Golla 2007).

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Mainly older adults.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

PLACES: USA: Arizona, California

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Arizona-California border: Fort Mohave and Colorado River reservations.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

34.0231,-114.5045

COORDINATES

34.6666666667,-114.583333333

COORDINATES

34.6905,-114.598

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Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO