Shoshoni
A language of United States
| Population | 2,910 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 7,000 (1977 SIL). |
| Region | Central to northeastern Nevada; Idaho, Fort Hall Reservation. Northern Shoshoni in Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Goshute in west Utah. |
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| Alternate names | Shoshone |
| Dialects | Gosiute (Goshute), Western Shoshoni, Northern Shoshoni. Wind River Shoshoni is a subdialect of Northern Shoshoni, spoken at Wind River Reservation. Similar to Comanche [com] and Timbisha [par], which are not inherently intelligible with Shoshoni. |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan, Numic, Central |
| Language use | Vigorous in a few families. Mainly older adults. Also use English. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1986. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
DAVIS, Irvine, author. 1966. "Numic consonantal correspondences."
PECK, Charles W., author. 1992. Review of: Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone dictionary, by Jon P. Dayley.
PECK, Charles W., author. 1992. Review of: Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone grammar, by Jon P. Dayley.
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