Quileute

QUI

Dialects: Hoh, Quileute.

Genealogy:

Chimakuan

Demographics: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in 1999 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 500 (Golla 2007). L2 users: 3 or 4 users in their fifties have a limited L2 command of some vocabulary (Golla 2007).

Language Use: Shifting to English [eng].

Language Development: Language education program was begun in the 1970s (Golla 2007). Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: United States