Quileute

A language of United States

ISO 639-3

Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in 1999 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: Fewer than 500 (Golla 2007).

Location

Formerly Washington, Pacific side of Olympic Peninsula, Quileute and Lower Hoh River reservations.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification

Dialects

Hoh, Quileute.

Language Use

Shifting to English [eng].

Language Development

Language education program was begun in the 1970s (2007). Dictionary.

Language Resources