Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua
A language of United States
| Population | 1,800 (1977 SIL), decreasing. 175 Chiricahua speakers, 149 in New Mexico (2000 US census). Ethnic population: 2,395 (2000). |
| Region | New Mexico, Mescalero Reservation; some Chiricahua at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. |
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Southeastern United States of America Southwestern United States of America |
| Dialects | Chiricahua, Mescalero. |
| Classification | Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Apachean, Navajo-Apache, Eastern Apache |
| Language use | Mainly older adults. |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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