ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə sˈɛnsəs ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪt hɐz ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ nˈeɪɾɪv spˈiːkɚz, haʊˈɛvɚ ðɪs nˈʌmbɚɹ ɪz ɹˈæpɪdli dˈiːkɹiːsɪŋ, æz spˈiːkɚz ʃˈɪft tə spˈænɪʃ.
According to the census of 1990 it has about 85,000 native speakers, however this number is rapidly decreasing, as speakers shift to Spanish.