Map of Indigenous languages of Oklahoma with links to resources in their Native American Language
Also Known As:
Chiricahua, Mescalero, Chiricahua-Mescalero, Mescalero Cluster, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Apache (Chiricahua), Apache (Mescalero-Chiricahua), Apache, Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Eastern Apache
Dialects & Varieties
- Chiricahau
- Mescalero
Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Traditional story about why Apache men wear long hair told in Mescalero Apache language
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>1,500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.
Bibliography of Locations:
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.
Bibliography of Context:
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.