| Population |
39 (1994 L. Hinton), decreasing. 10 to 12 North Fork, 15 Auberry, 7 to 8 Big Sandy, 5 to 6 Dunlap, no Waksachi. Ethnic population: 600 (2000 A. Yamamoto); 103 (2000 US census). |
| Region |
East central California. |
| Language map |
Southwestern United States of America
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| Alternate names |
Monachi |
| Dialects |
Related to Northern Paiute [pao]. |
| Classification |
Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan, Numic, Western |
| Language use |
Shifted to English. North Fork: informal language classes, dictionary under development; Big Sandy: language classes, wordlists. Older adults. |
| Comments |
Nearly extinct. |