Comanche

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
com
Alternate Names
Numinu
Autonym
Nʉmʉ Tekwapʉ
User Population

100 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 8,500 (Golla 2007).

Location

Oklahoma: west.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund). Language of registered tribe: Comanche Nation.

Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan, Numic, Central
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Shoshoni [shh] and Timbisha [par].

Language Use

Older adults only. Most shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1958. Courses in Comanche have been taught at University of Oklahoma (Golla 2007). Agency: Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Comanche
Writing

Latin script [Latn].