Chico language
Extinct Maiduan language of California, US
Chico | |
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Valley Maidu | |
Native to | United States |
Region | California |
Extinct | 21st century[1] |
Language family | Penutian?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | vmv |
Glottolog | vall1252 |
Chico (also Valley Maidu) is an extinct Maiduan language formerly spoken by Maidu peoples who lived in Northern California, between Sacramento and the Sierra foothills.
See also
- Maidu
- Maiduan languages
Bibliography
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509427-5.
- Heizer, Robert F. (1966). Languages, territories, and names of California Indian tribes.
- Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-23228-9 (hbk); ISBN 978-0-521-29875-9.
References
- ^ Chico at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
External links
- OLAC resources in and about the Valley Maidu language
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Languages of California
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Athabaskan | |
Chumashan | |
Ohlone | |
Hokan | |
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Shastan | |
Uto Aztecan | |
Wintuan | |
Yukian | |
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