Wukchumni dialect
Wukchumni or Wikchamni was a dialect of Tule-Kaweah Yokuts that was historically spoken by the Wukchumni people of the east fork of the Kaweah River of California.
| Wukchumni | |
|---|---|
| Wikchamni | |
| Region | California |
| Ethnicity | Wukchumni |
| Extinct | September 25, 2021 L2: 2 fluent |
Yok-Utian
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | wikc1234 |
As of 2014, Marie Wilcox (1933–2021) was the last remaining native speaker of the language. There are efforts at revitalization, and Wilcox completed a comprehensive Wukchumni dictionary; at her death there were at least three fluent speakers.
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