Apache, Western
PrintA language of United States
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Coyotero
Population
14,000 (Golla 2007). 6,000 on San Carlos, 7,000 on Fort Apache Reservation (White Mountain Apache Tribe); smaller numbers at Tonto, Camp Verde, and Fort McDowell reservations (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 20,157 (Ichihashi-Nakayama, Yumitani, and Yamamoto 2007).
Location
East central Arizona, several reservations.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Cibecue, San Carlos, Tonto, White Mountain.
Language Use
Vigorous. A few children at San Carlos and Fort Apache are L1 speakers but most younger people are passive or semi-passive (2007). Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1966–2012.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.