Yokutsan Languages
Yokutsan (also known as Yokuts and Mariposan) is an endangered language family spoken in the interior of Northern and Central California in and around the San Joaquin Valley by the Yokut people. The speakers of Yokutsan languages were severely affected by disease, missionaries, and the Gold Rush. While descendants of Yokutsan-family speakers currently number in the thousands, most of the constituent languages are now extinct.
The Yawelmani dialect of Valley Yokuts has been a focus of much linguistic research.
Read more about Yokutsan Languages: Family Division, Speakers and Language Revitalization, Genetic Relations
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