Chimariko language

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Name (Hebrew)
שפת צ'ימריקו
Name (Latin)
Chimariko language
Name (Arabic)
لغة تشيماريكو
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Hokan languages
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California
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1294251
Library of congress: sh 85023955

Wikipedia description:

Chimariko is an extinct language isolate formerly spoken in northern Trinity County, California, by the inhabitants of several independent communities. Although the total area claimed by these communities was small, Victor Golla has argued for the recognition of three distinct local dialects: Trinity River Chimariko, spoken along the Trinity River from the mouth of South Fork at Salyer as far upstream as Big Bar, with a principal village at Burnt Ranch; South Fork Chimariko, spoken around the junction of South Fork and Hayfork Creek, with a principal village at Hyampom; and New River Chimariko, spoken along New River on the southern slopes of the Trinity Alps, with a principal village at Denny.

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