Tiwa, Northern
A language of United States
| Population | 930 (1980 census), decreasing. 803 Taos speakers, 101 Picuris (1990 census). Ethnic population: 1,166 (1980 census), including 1,042 Taos, 124 Picuris (1990 census). |
| Region | North central New Mexico. |
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Southwestern United States of America |
| Dialects | Taos, Picuris. |
| Classification | Kiowa Tanoan, Tewa-Tiwa, Tiwa |
| Language use | Vigorous at Taos. 67.3% Taos under 18 are speakers, 92.9% over 18 are speakers (1980 census). Older adults at Picuris. Most also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1976–1992. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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