Northern Valley Yokuts

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Northern Valley Yokuts
Yokutsan
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolognort2937

Northern Valley Yokuts is a dialect network within the Valley Yokuts division of the Yokutsan languages spoken in the Central Valley of California.[1] Among the languages belonging to the network are Chawchila, Nopṭinṭe, Kechayi, Dumna, Dalinchi, Toltichi, and Chukchansi. Of these, Kechayi, Dumna, Dalinchi, Toltichi, and Chukchansi are frequently grouped under the label Northern Hill dialects.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whistler, Kenneth W.; Golla, Victor (1986). "Proto-Yokuts Reconsidered". International Journal of American Linguistics. 52 (4): 317–358. doi:10.1086/466028. ISSN 0020-7071. JSTOR 1265536.
  2. ^ Golla, Victor (2011-08-02). California Indian Languages. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520266674.