ELP ID
12695
ELP Language
Comanche
Speaker Number
10-99
Elders
All speakers all older than 50.
Ethnic Population
8,500
Public Comment
Before the 18th century the ancestors of the Comanches were Shoshoni speakers in what is now Wyoming, but the Comanche dialect became quite distinct after the groups separated, and they are now mutually intelligible only with difficulty. All speakers all older than 50.
Source
North America
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
<100
Speaker Number Range
10-99