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Yokuts dialect of California, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tule–Kaweah was a major dialect of the Yokuts language of California, or possibly a distinct but closely related language.[2]
| Tule–Kaweah Yokuts | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley, California |
| Ethnicity | Yokuts people |
| Extinct | 25 September 2021, with the death of Marie Wilcox[1] |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in Yokuts [yok]) |
| Glottolog | tule1245 |
Distribution of Tule–Kaweah Yokuts | |
Wukchumni, the last surviving dialect, had[when?] only one native or fluent speaker, Marie Wilcox (both native and fluent), who compiled a dictionary of the language.[3][4][5][6] “Marie's dictionary”, a short documentary by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, is about her dictionary. She also recorded an oral version of the dictionary.[3] Together with her daughter Jennifer, Marie Wilcox taught weekly classes to interested members of their tribe. Marie Wilcox died on September 25, 2021, rendering Tule–Kaweah extinct.[1]
There were three dialects of Tule–Kaweah, †Wukchumni (Wikchamni), †Yawdanchi (a.k.a. Nutaa), and †Bokninuwad.
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