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ALSO KNOWN AS		Karok, Karuk, Quoratem, Charoc, Quoratean
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate, North American
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kyh
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Information from: “North America” (1-96) . Victor Golla (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"...a larger number of semi-speakers and passive speakers [than fluent Native speakers]" (Golla 2007:53).

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "...many children have acquired a degree of familiarity with Karuk in school-based programs at both the primary and the secondary level, and through a tribally sponsored summer immersion camp. Several pairs of speakers and learners have participated in the master-apprentice program. The tribe has a Language Committee that coordinates some of these activities...One tribal scholar has published extensively in Karuk" (Golla 2007:53-4).
More on Orthography: Established standard writing in 1980s.

PLACES: USA, California

<12
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: USA, California

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are fewer than a dozen fluent first-language speakers, and a larger number of semi-speakers and passive speakers.

PLACES: USA, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Karuk Tribe of the Klamath River in northwestern California.

PLACES: USA, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Karuk Tribe of the Klamath River in northwestern California.

	2nd edition	2010	Endangered Languages of the United States	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing	108-130	Christopher Moseley	UNESCO	Paris	Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell	Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.		<12						USA, California		41.7929,-123.3763
		2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge		Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	<12	10-99	"...a larger number of semi-speakers and passive speakers [than fluent Native speakers]" (Golla 2007:53).	~30	"...many children have acquired a degree of familiarity with Karuk in school-based programs at both the primary and the secondary level, and through a tribally sponsored summer immersion camp. Several pairs of speakers and learners have participated in the master-apprentice program. The tribe has a Language Committee that coordinates some of these activities...One tribal scholar has published extensively in Karuk" (Golla 2007:53-4).	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	USA, California
		2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher	Routledge	London	Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	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.		<12	10-99	There are fewer than a dozen fluent first-language speakers, and a larger number of semi-speakers and passive speakers.			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	USA, California	Karuk Tribe of the Klamath River in northwestern California.
												<12	10-99	There are fewer than a dozen fluent first-language speakers, and a larger number of semi-speakers and passive speakers.			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	USA, California	Karuk Tribe of the Klamath River in northwestern California.
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York		2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.										41.6666666667,-123.0

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