ISO 639-3 · waswas
unclassified
Washo
wáꞏšiw ʔítlu
Washo is a language, spoken in United States. Wikidata counts about 20 speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “indigenous language isolate spoken in the Western United States”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
was- Glottocode
wash1253- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 25 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
—levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Washo · wáꞏšiw ʔítlu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Washo language, Washoe, Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu |
| All speakers | 20 (2011) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelwhere 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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