Jemez language
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| Jemez | |
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| Towa | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Native speakers | 1300 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Kiowa–Tanoan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tow |
Towa language distribution in the State of New Mexico
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Jemez (also Towa) is a Kiowa–Tanoan language spoken by the Jemez Pueblo people in New Mexico. It has no written form, as tribal rules do not allow it.[1]
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Demographics [edit]
Its speakers are mainly farmers and craftsmen. The language is only spoken in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, but as 90% of the tribal Jemez members do speak it, it is not considered to be extremely endangered. It was also spoken at Pecos Pueblo until the 19th century, when the remaining members of that community moved to Jemez.
Bibliography [edit]
- Bell, Alan. (1993). Jemez tones and stress. Colorado Research in Linguistics, 12, 26-34. (Boulder, CO: University of Colorado at Boulder).
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External links [edit]
- Jemez Pueblo Website
- Ethnologue report for Towa
- Towa (Jemez) language at native-languages.org
- The Pueblo of Jemez - Department of Resource Protection
- Pecos Pueblos resources
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