Mary Yee
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Mary Joachina Yee (née Mary Joachina Ygnacio Rowe; 1897–1965)[2][3] was a Barbareño Chumash linguist. She was the last first-language speaker of the Barbareño language, a member of the Chumashan languages that were once spoken in southern California by the Chumash people.
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Mary Joachina Yee | |
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Born | Mary Joachina Ygnacio Rowe 1897 Near Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
Died | 1965 (aged 67–68) |
Nationality | Chumash, United States |
Other names | Mary J. Rowe[1] |
Occupation | Linguist |
Known for | Last first-language speaker of the Barbareño language |
Children | Valentina Yee, Josie Yee, John Yee, Angela Yee, and Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto |
Parent | Lucretia García (mother) |
Relatives | Luisa Ygnacio (grandmother) |
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