During our time in New Mexico, we will be assisting the Tewa people of San Ildefonso (Poh-Hoh-Geh) pueblo. Tewa refers to both the people and language.
Tewa is a Kiowa-Tanoan language spoken by Pueblo people, mostly in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico north of Santa Fe. The 1980 census counted 1,298 speakers, almost all of whom are bilingual in English. Each pueblo or reservation where it is spoken has a dialect:
- Nambe Pueblo: 50 speakers
- Pojoaque Pueblo: 25 speakers
- San Ildefonso Pueblo: 349 speakers
- San Juan Pueblo: 495 speakers
- Santa Clara Pueblo: 207 speakers
- Tesuque Pueblo: 172 speakers
The Lord's Prayer (in Tewa):
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