Umatilla

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
uma
Alternate Names
Columbia River Sahaptin, Ichishkíin
User Population

25 (Golla 2007). 25–50 Umatilla and Walla Walla [waa] speakers together. Ethnic population: 120 (1977 SIL).

Location

Oregon: Umatilla Reservation, northeast.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund). Language of registered tribe: Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.

Classification
Sahaptian, Sahaptin
Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Language classes at Umatilla (Golla 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Umatilla