Nevada, a state in the western region of the United States of America, hosts a large number of Native Americans who have traditionally lived in the Great Basin, a large geographic feature of Nevada. There are four Native American languages that are spoken by recognized tribes of Nevada, three of which fall under the Uto-Aztecan languages classification (Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone),[1] while the other is an isolate. A minority language is also spoken in Nevada.
There are four Native American languages currently spoken in Nevada. Population estimates are based on figures from Ethnologue and U.S. Census data, as given in sub-pages below. The four languages are shown in the table below:
| Language | Classification | Number of Speakers | Total Ethnic Population | Tribe(s) Included | Location(s) in Nevada | Significant External Populations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language Isolate | 20 | 1,100 | California | ||||
| Uto-Aztecan Numic: Western Numic | 700 | 5,000 | Idaho | ||||
| Uto-Aztecan Numic: Central Numic | 2,000 | 12,300 | Western Shoshone, Goshute, Shoshone (unspecified for Ely I.R.) | Idaho, Wyoming, Utah | |||
| Uto-Aztecan Numic: Southern Numic | 2,000 | 5,000 | Utah, Colorado, Arizona, California |