ISO 639-3 · neznez
Plateau Penutian family
Nez Perce
Nez Perce is a language of the Sahaptian branch (Plateau Penutian), spoken in United States. Wikidata counts about 100 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Sahaptian language spoken in the Northwestern United States”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nez- Glottocode
nezp1238- Family
- Plateau Penutian
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nez Perce |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nez Perce language, Nimiipuutímt, Niimiipuutímt, Niimi'ipuutímt, Nimipuutímt |
| All speakers | 100 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Plateau Penutian to Nez Perce
The branches above Nez Perce, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in United States
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