Alternate Names: Monachi
Dialects: Eastern Mono, Western Mono. Related to Northern Paiute ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 37 (1994 L. Hinton), decreasing. More than 20 speakers and 100 semispeakers of Western Mono. Under 30 speakers of Eastern Mono (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,000 Eastern Mono (Golla 2007).
Language Use: Speakers 50 and older. Shifting to English [eng].
Language Development: North Fork: informal language classes, dictionary under development; Big Sandy: language classes, wordlists.
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Each of the communities has sponsored language revival programs.