EYA ISO 639-3
Eyak
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- eya
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Marie Smith Jones, died in January 2008 (2008 BBC News). Ethnic population: 50 (1995 M. Krauss).
- Location:
- Alaska: Copper river mouth.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310).
- Classification
- Eyak-Athabaskan
- Language Use
- Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. The Eyak Preservation Council is working to revive the language, and the organization has produced a comprehensive learner’s website. The Eyak Language Revitalization Project organized the first Eyak Language Workshop in 2014 in Anchorage.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Eyak
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Alaska: Copper river mouth.
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