Alternate Names: Navaho
Genealogy:
Demographics: 171,000 (2010 census). 7,600 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 266,000 (Ichihashi-Nakayama 2007).
Language Use: Vigorous in some families. L1 speakers among first graders are 30% versus 90% in 1968 (1998). Immersion program in several schools; formally taught at several universities (Golla 2007). Wide range of functions.
Language Development: High literacy. New media. Dictionary. Bible: 1985–2000.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Ethnonym: Diné, preferred.