Okwanuchu language

Okwanuchu language
Okwanuchu
Spoken in United States
Region northern California
Ethnicity Okwanuchu
Extinct ?
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Linguist List qk8

Okwanuchu is an extinct Shastan language formerly spoken in northern California.

References

  • Mithun, Marianne (1999), The Languages of Native North America, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 

External links

  • Overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages

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