Cahuilla language
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Cahuilla /kəˈwiːə/, or Ivilyuat (Ɂívil̃uɂat or Ivil̃uɂat IPA: [ʔivɪʎʊʔat]), is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language, spoken by the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the Coachella Valley, San Gorgonio Pass and San Jacinto Mountains region of southern California.[3] The Cahuilla demonyms include Ɂívil̃uwenetem or Iviatam–speakers of Ivilyuat (Iviɂa)–or táxliswet meaning "person."[4][5] A 1990 census revealed 35 speakers in an ethnic population of 800. With such a decline, Ivilyuat is classified as "critically endangered" by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger as most speakers are middle-aged or older with limited transmission rates to children.
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Cahuilla | |
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Ivilyuat | |
Pronunciation | [ʔivɪʎʊʔat] |
Native to | United States |
Region | Southern California |
Ethnicity | 3,000—5,000 Cahuilla[1] |
Native speakers | 6 (2011)[2] |
Dialects | Desert Mountain Pass |
Latin, NAPA | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | None |
Regulated by | None |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | chl |
Glottolog | cahu1264 |
ELP | Cahuilla |
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![]() Cahuilla is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Person | ʔívil̃uqalet |
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People | ʔívil̃uqaletem |
Language | ʔívil̃uʔat |
Country | ʔívil̃uqaletem Meytémak |
Three dialects are known to exist: Desert, Mountain and Pass,[6] as well as some other sub-dialects.[7]