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ALSO KNOWN AS		Lutuami, Modoc, Klamath, E-ukshikni
CLASSIFICATION		Plateau
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kla
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Klamath Modoc
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Information from: “The Praeger Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Native America, Volume 1: Linguistic, Ethnic, and Economic Revival” . Johansen, Bruce E. (2007) Praeger

Awakening
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“Mabie ‘Neva’ Eggsman, one of the last living keepers of the Klamath language, died in 2003 at age 95. Eggsman was the Klamath Tribes’ [sic] master language teacher, and her death left a void the Klamaths have been struggling to fill ever since. Klamath and Modoc, which is a closely related language, are near extinction, with no known living Native speakers. Today, in an attempt to reclaim the language, Randee Sheppard, one of two part-time language teachers for the tribes, takes the language into the classrooms of Mills and Chiloquin elementary schools and helps teach at the Culture Camp for children every year.” (p, 26)

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
According to the Klamath Falls, OR Herald and News (Sept 16th, 2003), Mabie “Neva” Eggstrom, the last remaining fluent speaker of Klamath, died on Sept. 14th, 2003 (p. 91).

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Oregon

Awakening
Ethnic population
170
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The last speaker died in 2003 (Watanabe and Sasama 2007). Ethnic population: 170 (2000 census). L2 users: 6 (Golla 2007)."

DATE OF INFO: 2007

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"Revitalization efforts include lessons in Head Start program, classes in local primary school, weekly community meetings (Golla 2007)."

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Shifted to English [eng]."

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Oregon, south central, areas east and north of Klamath and Agency lakes; Modoc directly south."

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
OLDER ADULTS
~6
ELDERS
1

DATE OF INFO: 2001

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: South-central Oregon and northeastern California

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2001

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Oregon, California

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Oregon

			2004	Obstacles facing tribal language programs in Warm Springs, Klamath, and Grand Ronde	Coyote Papers: Working Papers in Linguistics, Special Volume Dedicated to the Indigenous Languages of the Americas	87-102		University of Arizona Linguistics Circle			Obstacles facing tribal language programs in Warm Springs, Klamath, and Grand Ronde	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/126636	Haynes, Erin F.	Haynes, Erin F. 2004. Obstacles facing tribal language programs in Warm Springs, Klamath, and Grand Ronde. Coyote Papers: Working Papers in Linguistics, Special Volume Dedicated to the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, 87-102. Tucson: University of Arizona Linguistics Circle. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/126636				0			According to the Klamath Falls, OR Herald and News (Sept 16th, 2003), Mabie “Neva” Eggstrom, the last remaining fluent speaker of Klamath, died on Sept. 14th, 2003 (p. 91).				Dormant ()				USA	Oregon
			2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge					Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	~6		1	2001	1-9		1	~6		Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				USA	South-central Oregon and northeastern California
0199255911			2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press		New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.															USA	Oregon	42.5,-121.5
	Native America: Yesterday and Today		2007	The Praeger Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Native America, Volume 1: Linguistic, Ethnic, and Economic Revival				Praeger	1	Westport			Johansen, Bruce E.							Awakening	“Mabie ‘Neva’ Eggsman, one of the last living keepers of the Klamath language, died in 2003 at age 95. Eggsman was the Klamath Tribes’ [sic] master language teacher, and her death left a void the Klamaths have been struggling to fill ever since. Klamath and Modoc, which is a closely related language, are near extinction, with no known living Native speakers. Today, in an attempt to reclaim the language, Randee Sheppard, one of two part-time language teachers for the tribes, takes the language into the classrooms of Mills and Chiloquin elementary schools and helps teach at the Culture Camp for children every year.” (p, 26)				Awakening ()
			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.				1	2001	1-9					Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15	USA	Oregon, California
				World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.				1		1-9					Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		18th	2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International		Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			170		2007	Awakening	"The last speaker died in 2003 (Watanabe and Sasama 2007). Ethnic population: 170 (2000 census). L2 users: 6 (Golla 2007)."		6	"Shifted to English [eng]."	Awakening ()		"Revitalization efforts include lessons in Head Start program, classes in local primary school, weekly community meetings (Golla 2007)."		USA	"Oregon, south central, areas east and north of Klamath and Agency lakes; Modoc directly south."

Klamath-Modoc

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