Hupa

A language of United States

ISO 639: hup
Alternate Names: Hoopa, Hoopa-Chilula, Hupa-Chilula-Whilkut, Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe’
Population: 31, all users. L1 users: 1 (2015 Oregon Public Broadcasting), decreasing. L2 users: 30 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 2,000 (Hinton 2007).
Location:: California: Hoopa Valley Reservation, northwest.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Blue Lake Rancheria, Hoopa Valley Tribe.
Classification: Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Pacific Coast Athabaskan, California Athabaskan
Dialects: Whilkut.
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Adult classes and language immersion camps (2016).

Location: California: Hoopa Valley Reservation, northwest.