Delta Yokuts

Extinct Valley Yokuts dialect group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Eraattested 1888[1]
Yok-Utian
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Delta Yokuts
Far Northern Valley Yokuts
Native toUnited States
RegionCalifornia
Eraattested 1888[1]
Yok-Utian
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologdelt1254
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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]

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