CUP ISO 639-3
Cupeño
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- cup
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Roscinda Nolasquez, died in 1987. Ethnic population: 700 (2000 A. Yamamoto).
- Location:
- California: Pala reservation area, north of Valley Center.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, Pala Band of Luiseño Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation.
- Classification
- Uto-Aztecan, Northern Uto-Aztecan, Takic, Cahuilla
- Language Use
- Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Grammar. Texts. Resources for revitalization are being developed through linguistic research by the Limu Project (2017).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: California: Pala reservation area, north of Valley Center.
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