Shasta language
Extinct language of Shasta people in Western United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shasta language is an extinct Shastan language formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon. It was spoken in a number of dialects, possibly including Okwanuchu. By 1980, only two first language speakers, both elderly, were alive. Today, all ethnic Shasta people speak English as their first language. According to Golla, there were four distinct dialects of Shasta:[1]
- Ikirakácˑu (Oregon Shasta)
- Iruhikwáˑcˑu (Klamath River Shasta)
- Uwáˑtuhúcˑu (Scott Valley Shasta)
- Ahútˑireˀeˑcˑu (Shasta Valley Shasta)
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Shasta | |
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Native to | United States |
Region | primarily northern California |
Ethnicity | Shasta people |
Extinct | 1978, with the death of Clara Wicks[contradictory] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sht |
Glottolog | shas1239 |
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