Washo
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A language of United States
Alternate Names
Washoe
Autonym
wá:šiw ʔítlu
User Population
10 (1998 J. Brook). Several dozen fully fluent speakers (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,500 (Golla 2007).
Location
California; Nevada; southeast of Lake Tahoe.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Susanville Indian Rancheria, Washoe Tribe (Nevada and California).
Language Use
Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Grammar. Texts. Washoe Tribe sponsors language retention project and successful immersion school where Washo is medium of instruction K-8 (Golla 2007).