Chimariko

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
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User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last speaker, Martha Zigler, died around 1950 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: No ethnic group members left (1997 K. Turner).

Location

California: northwest.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Classification
Language isolate
Language Development

Grammar. Texts. Chimariko descendants consider both Hupa [hup] and Chimariko to be heritage languages but emphasize Hupa for cultural revitalization (Golla 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chimariko