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Ute-Southern Paiute

A language of United States

ISO 639-3: ute

Population	1,980 (2000 census). 20 monolinguals (1990 census). 3 Chemehuevi on Chemehuevi Reservation, 10 on Colorado River Reservation (1994 L. Hinton). Ethnic population: 5,000 (1977 SIL).
Region	Ute in southwest Colorado, southeast and northeast; Southern Paiute in southwest Utah, north Arizona, and south Nevada; Chemehuevi on lower Colorado River, California.
Language map	Southwestern United States of America
Dialects	Southern Paiute, Ute, Chemehuevi.
Classification	Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan, Numic, Southern
Language use	Mainly adults.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions: 2006.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Níiya püókwata. 1972.

Nǘˀü̱ níyei nǘˀü̱ püˀǘi. 1972.

Perceptual development. n.d.

Perceptual development: Indian area Ute language. 1972.

Süríʼyei tavúchu. 1972.

Ute alphabet book. 1972.

Ute reading book one. 1966.