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Keres, Western

A language of United States

ISO 639-3: kjq

Population	3,390 (1980 census). 1,695 Laguna, 1,696 Acoma; US Census (2000) lists 11,210 as “Keres”. Ethnic population: 5,880, including 3,526 Laguna, 2,354 Acoma (1980 census).
Region	New Mexico, north central.
Language map	Southwestern United States of America
Alternate names	Western Keres Pueblo
Dialects	Acoma (Laguna).
Classification	Keres
Language use	All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1966–1997.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DAVIS, Irvine, author. 1963. "Bibliography of Keresan linguistic sources."

DAVIS, Irvine, author. 1966. Review of: Acoma grammar and texts, by Wick R. Miller.

DAVIS, Irvine, author. 1979. "The Kiowa-Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni languages."

DAVIS, Irvine; MILLER, Wick R., authors. 1963. "Proto-Keresan phonology."