Mihailo Jocic [ Achumawi - An Endangered Language ]
Achumawi Language Achumawi Language and Demographics One of the world's critically and severely endangered languages is the Achumawi language, also referred to as the Achowawi, Achoma’wi, Achomawi, or the Pitt River, classified among the Palaihnihan languages with the code authority of ISO 639-3. The language is spoken by less than ten elderly native speakers from the Californian Indian Languages, with scholars proving a 60 percent certainty of its endangerment. The majority of the elderly native speakers of the language are semi-speakers as well as passive speakers, with this threatening its sustainability and success over the next decade. The native speaking group of this language is evident Along the Pot River in the USA, California. Achumawi language is among the minority languages in Northeast Carolina, with the major languages spoken in the region being Spanish, Greek, Germa...