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Luiseño
ISO 639-3: lui
| Population |
35 (2000 L. Hinton), decreasing. 39 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 2,000 (2000 A. Yamamoto). |
| Region |
Southern California. |
| Language map |
Southwestern United States of America
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| Dialects |
Juaneño (Ajachema, Ajachemem, Agachemem, Acgachemem), Luiseño. |
| Classification |
Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan, Takic, Cupan, Luiseno |
| Language use |
Juaneño dialect is extinct. Shifting to English. Language preservation efforts. Older adults only. |
| Language development |
Grammar. |
| Comments |
Nearly extinct. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
FRANTZ, Donald G., author. 1991. Review of: Agreement and anti-agreement: a syntax of Luiseño, by Susan Steele.