Hupa

A language of United States

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Hoopa

Population

8 (1998 J. Brook), decreasing. Ethnic population: 2,000 (Hinton 2007).

Location

Northwest California, Hoopa Valley Reservation.

Language Maps

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Whilkut.

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. Language revitalization effort in progress. Adult classes, language immersion camps. Taught K-12. Older adults only.

Language Development

Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.