Zuni | Ethnologue

A language of United States

ISO 639: zun
Alternate Names: Ashiwi, Shiwi, Zuñi
Autonym: Shiwi’ma
Population: 9,620 (2015 census), increasing. Few, if any, monolinguals (2000).
Location:: New Mexico: south McKinley County Reservation, south of Gallup.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened). Language of registered tribe: Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation.
Classification: Language isolate
Language Use: Some children raised to speak the language (1998). Slowly shifting to English [eng] (Golla 2007). Home, traditional tribal council meetings, all religious ceremonies, and occasionally in religious services. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Schools in English [eng]. Some study of oral and written Zuni in primary school. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1941–2007. The Zuni Tribe has collaborated with the public school district in developing a literacy program to help preserve the written language (Golla 2007).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zuni
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: New Mexico: south McKinley County Reservation, south of Gallup.