Karuk language

Karuk
Karuk
Araráhih
Region	Northwestern California, United States
Ethnicity	Karuk
Native speakers	12 (2007)
Revival	30 L2 speakers (2007)
Language family	Language isolate or Hokan? Karuk;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kyh
Glottolog	karo1304
ELP	Karuk
	Karuk is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Karuk or Karok (Karok: Araráhih or Karok: Ararahih'uripih) is the traditional language of the Karuk people in the region surrounding the Klamath River, in Northwestern California. The name ‘Karuk’ is derived from the Karuk word káruk, meaning “upriver”.^[2]^: 397

Karuk is classified as severely endangered by UNESCO with only around 12 fluent native speakers of the language left.^[3] Most members of the Karuk nation now use English in their everyday lives. Since 1949, there have been efforts to revitalize the language and increase the number of speakers led by linguists such as Dr. William Bright and Susan Gehr, as well as members of the Karuk community.

^ Karuk at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Lyle Campbell (2000-09-21). American Indian Languages. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-534983-2.
^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

[e18-1] Karuk at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Campbell-2] Lyle Campbell (2000-09-21). American Indian Languages. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-534983-2.

[3] "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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