APACHE, WESTERN: a language of USA

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: APW

ISO 639-2: apa

Population 12,693 speakers (1990 census), including 303 San Carlos. 
Region East central Arizona, several reservations.
Alternate names   COYOTERO
Dialects WHITE MOUNTAIN, SAN CARLOS, CIBECUE, TONTO.
Classification Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Apachean, Navajo-Apache, Western Apache-Navajo.
Comments Children being raised speaking the language (1998). Vigorous. Dictionary. NT 1966.

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