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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > United States > Hupa

Hupa

A language of United States

ISO 639-3hup

Population  8 (1998 J. Brook), decreasing. Ethnic population: 223 (2000 census).
Region  Northwest California, Hoopa Valley Reservation.
Language map  Northwestern United States of America
Alternate names   Hoopa
Dialects  Whilkut.
Classification  Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, California, Hupa
Language use  Shifted to English. Language revitalization effort in progress. Adult classes, language immersion camps. Older adults only.
Language development  Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar.
Comments  Nearly extinct.