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The last speaker passed away around 1950.

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2008

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USA; California

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Was spoken in a small territory along the Trinity River and its tributaries in the mountainous interior of northwestern California.

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Was spoken in a small territory along the Trinity River and its tributaries in the mountainous interior of northwestern California.

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Last known speaker passed away around 1950.

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2007

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USA; Northwestern California

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Modern Chimariko descendants, organized as the Tsnungwhe Tribe, consider both Hupa and Chimariko to be their heritage languages, but emphasize Hupa for cultural revitalization.

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2005

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41.0,-123.0

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