Ute dialect
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Ute (/ˈjuːt/ YOOT)[2] is a dialect of the Colorado River Numic language, spoken by the Ute people. Speakers primarily live on three reservations: Uintah-Ouray (or Northern Ute) in northeastern Utah, Southern Ute in southwestern Colorado, and Ute Mountain in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah.[3] Ute is part of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Other dialects in this dialect chain are Chemehuevi and Southern Paiute. As of 2010, there were 1,640 speakers combined of all three dialects Colorado River Numic.[4] Ute's parent language, Colorado River Numic, is classified as a threatened language, although there are tribally-sponsored language revitalization programs for the dialect.[4]
Ute | |
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núu-'apaghapi núuchi | |
Native to | United States |
Region | Utah, Colorado |
Ethnicity | Ute |
Native speakers | 1,640(2010) |
Uto-Aztecan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | utee1244 |
Area where the Ute dialect is spoken.[1] | |
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Ute as a term was applied to the group by Spanish explorers, being derived from the term quasuatas, used by the Spanish at the time to refer to all tribes north of the Pueblo peoples and up to the Shoshone peoples.[5] The Ute people refer to their own language as núu-'apaghapi or núuchi, meaning "the people's speech" and "of the people" respectively.[3]