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Acoma<br />
Acoma language enters the group of Keresan<br />
languages. In the contemporary culture of the<br />
Acoma people, most people speak both Acoma<br />
and English. Elders can also speak Spanish.<br />
The acoma (from 'akomé or a'aku "village of the<br />
white stone") is an Indian tribe of the group of<br />
Keresan languages and people culture that lives in<br />
New Mexico. They occupy the towns of Acoma,<br />
Acomita / Tichuna and MacCarthy / Santa Maria.<br />
Its language had about 1,696 speakers in 1980.<br />
According to data from the 1995 BIA, there were<br />
6,344 registered to the tribal role, but according to<br />
the 2000 census, 4,628 individuals were registered.<br />
The town Acoma (county of Sandoval, New<br />
Mexico) has 2,802 inhabitants, with a settlement<br />
of more than 2000 years, being the oldest locality<br />
in the United States.
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