Alternate Names: Towa
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,790 (Ichihashi-Nakayama, Yumitani, and Yamamoto 2007), decreasing. 2,009 listed as Towa in 2000 census. 6 monolinguals (1990). Ethnic population: 1,940 (Ichihashi-Nakayama 2007).
Language Use: Vigorous. All ages. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Traditional Pueblo law forbids writing Jemez or teaching it to outsiders. Traditional religion, Christian.