Hopi
PrintA language of United States
ISO 639-3
Population
6,780 (2010 census), decreasing. 40 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 7,350 (Golla 2007).
Location
Northeast Arizona, several villages; a few in Utah and New Mexico.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Language Use
Vigorous. Young prefer English [eng]. All ages, 5,264 over 5 years old, 989 of those were 5 to 17, 3,390 were 18 to 54, 388 were 55 to 64, 578 were 65 and older (1990).
Language Development
Medium of instruction in tribal schools. Dictionary. NT: 1972.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.