Ohlone, Southern

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A language of United States

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User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Isabel Meadows, died in 1939.

Location

California: Monterrey and San Benito counties.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Miwok-Costanoan, Costanoan
Dialects

Mutsun (San Juan Bautista), Rumsen (Carmel, Runsien, San Carlos).

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Revitalization work in progress; all ages attend workshops in the language. Many consider themselves speakers because they can converse in the language.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ohlone, Southern