Atsugewi

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
atw
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Medie Webster, died in 1988 (Golla 2011). Ethnic population: 200 (1977 SIL).

Location

California: northeast.

Language Status

9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Pit River Tribe, Susanville Indian Rancheria.

Classification
Palaihnihan
Language Use

No revitalization effort underway (Golla 2007). All shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Atsugewi
Other Comments

Heritage language of 2 of the 11 bands that constitute the Pit River Tribe.