Towa language
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| Towa, Jemez | ||
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| Spoken in: | United States | |
| Region: | New Mexico | |
| Total speakers: | 1300 | |
| Language family: | Kiowa-Tanoan Towa, Jemez |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | ||
| ISO 639-3: | tow – Towa | |
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| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Towa language 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.
[edit] Demographics
Its speakers are mainly farmers and craftsmen. The Towa 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.
[edit] External links
- Ethnologue report for Towa
- Towa (Jemez) language at native-languages.org
- The Pueblo of Jemez - Department of Resource Protection
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