CTC ISO 639-3
Chetco
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- ctc
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. There were 4 known speakers in 1964 (Mithun 1999). The last first-language speaker died before 1990 (Golla 2011). Ethnic population: 100 (1977 SIL).
- Location:
- Oregon: south coast.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation.
- Classification
- Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Pacific Coast Athabaskan, Oregon Athabaskan, Tolowa-Chetco
- Language Use
- Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Oregon’s Siletz Valley Charter School offered courses in the language for grades 6 through 8 (2012).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Oregon: south coast.
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