Washo | Ethnologue

A language of United States

ISO 639: was
Alternate Names: Washoe
Autonym: wá:šiw ʔítlu
Population: 10 (1998 J. Brook). Several dozen fully fluent speakers (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,500 (Golla 2007).
Location:: California; Nevada; southeast of Lake Tahoe.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Susanville Indian Rancheria, Washoe Tribe (Nevada and California).
Classification: Language isolate
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts. Washoe Tribe sponsors language retention project and successful immersion school where Washo is medium of instruction K-8 (Golla 2007).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Washo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: California; Nevada; southeast of Lake Tahoe.