Map of Indigenous languages of Oklahoma with links to resources in their Native American Language
Also Known As:
Chiricahua, Mescalero, Chiricahua-Mescalero, Mescalero Cluster, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Apache (Chiricahua), Apache (Mescalero-Chiricahua), Apache, Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Eastern Apache
Dialects & Varieties
- Chiricahau
- Mescalero
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA: New Mexico, Oklahoma
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Traditional story about why Apache men wear long hair told in Mescalero Apache language