Keres, Western
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ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Western Keres Pueblo
Population
3,990 (Ichihashi-Nakayama, Yumitani, and Yamamoto 2007). 1,930 Acoma, 2,060 Laguna (Ichihashi-Nakayama, Yumitani, and Yamamoto 2007); 2000 census lists 11,200 as Keres. Ethnic population: 10,700 including 3,860 Acoma, 6,870 Laguna (Ichihashi-Nakayama, Yumitani, and Yamamoto 2007).
Location
New Mexico, north central.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Acoma, Laguna.
Language Use
No children are acquiring the language; most users are over 30 years old.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Laguna dialect is taught as L2 at Laguna elementary school. Grammar. Bible portions: 1966–1997.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
The pueblo sponsors a language preservation project.