Hopi

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
hop
Autonym
Hopílavayi
User Population

6,080 (2015 census), decreasing. 40 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 7,350 (Golla 2007).

Location

Arizona: several villages northeast; New Mexico; Utah.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Language of registered tribe: Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation (Arizona and California), Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan
Dialects

First Mesa, Second Mesa, Third Mesa.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most also use English [eng], especially youth who prefer English [eng].

Language Development

Taught as subject in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1972. The Hopilavayi Project is part of a comprehensive plan for revitalizing Hopi. This project was the result of a survey conducted by the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office in 1997 to assess language use among the Hopis. Agency: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office (HCPO).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hopi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].