Also Known As:
Panamint Shoshone, Tümpisa Shoshone, Timbisha, Death Valley, Tümpisa, Koso, Coso, Koso Shoshone
Dialects & Varieties
- Eastern Panamint
- Western Panamint
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Severely Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
100
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, California, Nevada
Location Description
Southeast California, southern Owens Valley area around Owens Lake Coso Range, southwest of Darwin, and Little Lake area, southern Eureka Valley, southwest of Lida in Nevada, Saline Valley and eastern slopes of Inyo Mountains, Argus Range south of Darwin, northern Panamint Valley and Panamint Mountains north and central Death Valley, Grapevine Mountains and Funeral Range on California-Nevada border, west and southwest of Beatty, Nevada, Amargosa Desert, and area around Beatty.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
The grammar of the Panamint language of North America.