Hupa
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A language of United States
Alternate Names
Hoopa, Hoopa-Chilula, Hupa-Chilula-Whilkut, Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe’
User Population
31, all users. L1 users: 1 (2015 Oregon Public Broadcasting), decreasing. L2 users: 30 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 2,000 (Hinton 2007).
Location
California: Hoopa Valley Reservation, northwest.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Blue Lake Rancheria, Hoopa Valley Tribe.
Dialects
Whilkut.
Language Use
Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Adult classes and language immersion camps (2016).