Delta Yokuts, also termed Far Northern Valley Yokuts, is an extinct dialect network of Valley Yokuts, an indigenous Yokutsan language of California. Delta Yokuts dialects were spoken from directly northeast of modern Stockton to the confluence of the Merced and San Joaquin rivers near modern Hills Ferry.[1]
| Delta Yokuts | |
|---|---|
| Far Northern Valley Yokuts | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California |
| Era | attested 1888[1] |
Yok-Utian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | delt1254 |
Among the attested and named dialects of Delta Yokuts were Yachikumne (Chulamni), Pasasamne, Tamukamne (also known as Tamcan), Cholovomne, Lakisamne, Atsnil, Coconoon (also spelled Huocon and Cucunun).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Golla, Victor (2011-08-02). California Indian Languages. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520266674.
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