Also Known As:
Dialects & Varieties
- Hano (Arizona Tewa)
- San Juan (Ohkay Owingeh)
- Nambe
- Pojoaque
- Santa Clara (Kapo)
- San Ildefonso
- Tesuque
- Santa Domino (Kewa)
- Santa Ana (Tamaya)
North America
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.
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
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 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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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
4,500 in New Mexico
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA; New Mexico; Arizona
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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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Recent Resources
3 Senior high school students of Santa Fe Indian School about the condition of the Tewa language in