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
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~6125
8250
At Zia there are about 500 speakers out of a total population of approximately 800; there are relatively few speakers under 20, but at least some children acquire the language. At Santa Ana there are about 385 speakers out of a total population of approximately 650. At San Felipe an estimated 90% of the population of over 2,600 speak the language, and most children acquire it. At Santo Domingo nearly all of the Pueblo’s population of approximately 2,850 are speakers. At Cochiti about half of the total population of approximately 1,200 speak the language, few if any of them children.
DATE OF INFO
2008
DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE
Rates of language retention vary considerably from community to community, as do attitudes towards language preservation efforts. In general, outsiders are discouraged from learning the language, and this is especially strongly enforced at Santo Domingo and San Felipe.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
English
PLACES
USA; New Mexico
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Spoken in five New Mexico Pueblos located near the Rio Grande or Jemez River north of Albuquerque: Zia, Santa Ana, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, and Cochiti.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6680
6680 (Golla 2007). Includes 500 Zia speakers, 390 Santa Ana, 2,340 San Felipe, 2,850 Santo Domingo, 600 Cochiti (Golla 2007). 2000 census lists 11,200 as Keres. Ethnic population: 8,100 (Golla 2007). Includes 1,200 Cochiti, 2,600 San Felipe, 650 Santa Ana, 2,850 Santo Domingo, 800 Zia.
DATE OF INFO
2007
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
MORE ON VITALITY
All ages, but few children in Zia and Cochiti.
PLACES
USA: New Mexico
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
New Mexico: Cochiti, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, and Zia pueblos.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,580
5,701
4,580 total: 463 Zia, 229 Santa Ana, 1,560 San Felipe, 1,888 Santo Domingo, 384 Cochiti; US Census (2000) lists 11,210 as “Keres”. Ethnic population: 5,701 including 602 Zia, 374 Santa Ana, 1,789 San Felipe, 2,140 Santo Domingo, 796 Cochiti.
6,680 (Golla 2007). Includes 500 Zia speakers, 390 Santa Ana, 2,340 San Felipe, 2,850 Santo Domingo, 600 Cochiti (Golla 2007). 2000 census lists 11,200 as Keres. Ethnic population: 8,100 (Golla 2007). Includes 1,200 Cochiti, 2,600 San Felipe, 650 Santa Ana, 2,850 Santo Domingo, 800 Zia (2013).
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
English
PLACES
USA, New Mexico
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Zia, Santa Ana, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Cochiti.
Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO
PLACES
USA; New Mexico
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press