Alternate Names: Coso, Koso, Koso Shoshone, Panamint, Panamint Shoshone, Tümpisa Shoshoni
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Shoshoni , and Comanche , but not inherently intelligible with them.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20 (Golla 2007). No speakers who did not also learn English , as children (Golla 2007). 0 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 100 (1998 J. McLaughlin).
Language Use: Only used among the oldest with each other. They lament the shift to English [eng] by youth. Younger speakers attempting to revive interest in Timbisha among the younger generations, but with little success (Golla 2007). Older adults. English [eng] used in nearly all situations.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: United States