Northern Paiute language

Northern Paiute
Paviotso
Numu, nɨɨmɨ
Native toUnited States
RegionNevada, California, Oregon, Idaho
Ethnicity6,000 Northern Paiute and Bannock (1999)[1]
Native speakers
700 (2007)[1]
Uto-Aztecan
  • Northern
    • Numic
      • Western
        • Northern Paiute
Language codes
ISO 639-3pao
Glottolognort2954
ELPNorthern Paiute
Map showing the traditional geographic distribution of Northern Paiute and Mono
Northern Paiute is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Northern Paiute /ˈpaɪuːt/,[2] endonym Numu or nɨɨmɨ,[3][4] also known as Paviotso, is a Western Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family, which according to Marianne Mithun had around 500 fluent speakers in 1994.[5] It is closely related to the Mono language.

  1. ^ a b Northern Paiute at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
  3. ^ Leonard, Wesley Y.; Haynes, Erin (December 2010). "Making "collaboration" collaborative: An examination of perspectives that frame linguistic field research". Language Documentation & Conservation. 4: 269–293. hdl:10125/4482. ISSN 1934-5275.
  4. ^ Liljeblad, Sven; Fowler, Catherine S.; Powell, Glenda (2012). "pɨnanɨmɨ". Northern Paiute–Bannock Dictionary. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 401. ISBN 9781607819684.
  5. ^ Mithun 1999, p. 541.