Alternate Names: Nuumiipuutimt, Nuumiipuutímt
Dialects: Downriver Nez Perce, Upriver Nez Perce.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100 (1997 H. Aoki), decreasing. Spoken fluently only by a handful of elders on Nez Perce and Colville Reservations. 30–40 semispeakers, mostly in Idaho (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 610 (2000 census).
Language Use: Shifting to English [eng]. Older adults.
Language Development: A class in Nez Perce is taught on Umatilla Reservation. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1845–1876.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Conversational Nez Perce taught in Nespelem, Washington. There is a formal program of Nez Perce language instruction at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho as well as an independent program run by the tribe itself on the Idaho reservation, in Lapwai, Kamiah, and Orofino, Idaho.