Also Known As:
Panamint Shoshone, Tümpisa Shoshone, Timbisha, Death Valley, Tümpisa, Koso, Coso, Koso Shoshone
Dialects & Varieties
- Eastern Panamint
- Western Panamint
California Indian Languages
Victor Golla. 2011. "California Indian Languages." 61-200.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, California, Nevada
Location Description
Eastern Panamint: the community around Beatty, Nevada. Western Panamint: in Lone Pine and Darwin, California. Tümbisa: in Death Valley.
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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Recent Resources
The grammar of the Panamint language of North America.