Also Known As:
Pai'pai, Akwa'ala, Cuñeil
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
LENGUAS INDÍGENAS NACIONALES EN RIESGO DE DESAPARICIÓN: VARIANTES LINGÜÍSTICAS POR GRADO DE RIESGO.
An alphabet of the Paipai language.
Variantes lingüísticas de la agrupación lingüística paipai, con sus autodenominaciones y referencias
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Fewer than 50 total; 25 in Santa Katarina as of 2010 (Gómez & Ibáñez), and 49 as of 2015 (Ibáñez).
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Gonzalez, Ivette S. 2020. Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 150-157. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/191
Bibliography of Locations:
Gonzalez, Ivette S. 2020. Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 150-157. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/191
Bibliography of Context:
Gonzalez, Ivette S. 2020. Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 150-157. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/191