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California Indian Languages
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"Achumawi is spoken by fewer than 10 elderly people, most of them semispeakers or passive speakers" (p. 98).

Year of info

2011

Location and Context

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USA, California

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41.320107,-121.129761

Location description

Along the Pitt River.

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Along the Pitt River.

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2010

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40.8816,-122.6715

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"Achumawi, the language of nine of these [Pit RIver Tribe] bands, is spoken by fewer than ten elderly people, most of them semi-speakers or passive speakers. There are noticeable differences among local varieties."

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

USA

Coordinates

41.253032,-120.833954

Location description

northeastern California; traditional territory along the Pit River.

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northeastern California; traditional territory along the Pit River.

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Spoken by fewer than 10 elderly people, most of them semi-speakers or passive speakers.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

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California

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Pit River Tribe, northeastern California

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Pit River Tribe, northeastern California

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2005

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41.5,-121.0

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
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  14. The Achumawi Language
    De Angulo, Jaime and L. S. Freeland. 1931. "The Achumawi Language." In International Journal of American Linguistics, 6: 77-120.
  15. Loon, coyote, and fox (Ajumawi)
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