Cahuilla language

Cahuilla /kəˈwiːə/, or Ivilyuat (Ɂívil̃uɂat or Ivil̃uɂat IPA: [ʔivɪʎʊʔat]), is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language, spoken by the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the Coachella Valley, San Gorgonio Pass and San Jacinto Mountains region of southern California. The Cahuilla demonyms include Ɂívil̃uwenetem or Iviatam–speakers of Ivilyuat (Iviɂa)–or táxliswet meaning "person." A 1990 census revealed 35 speakers in an ethnic population of 800. With such a decline, Ivilyuat is classified as "critically endangered" by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger as most speakers are middle-aged or older with limited transmission rates to children.

Cahuilla
Ivilyuat
Pronunciation[ʔivɪʎʊʔat]
Native toUnited States
RegionSouthern California
Ethnicity3,000—5,000 Cahuilla
Native speakers
6 (2011)
Uto-Aztecan
DialectsDesert
Mountain
Pass
Latin, NAPA
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
None
Regulated byNone
Language codes
ISO 639-3chl
Glottologcahu1264
ELPCahuilla
Cahuilla is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Personʔívil̃uqalet
Peopleʔívil̃uqaletem
Languageʔívil̃uʔat
Countryʔívil̃uqaletem Meytémak

Three dialects are known to exist: Desert, Mountain and Pass, as well as some other sub-dialects.

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