Holikachuk

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
hoi
Alternate Names
Innoko
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Wilson Deacon, died in 2012. Ethnic population: 200 (Golla 2007).

Location

Alaska: Grayling village on lower Yukon river.

Language Status

9 (Dormant). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310). Language of registered tribe: Organized Village of Grayling (aka Holikachuk).

Classification
Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Koyukon [koy].

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Holikachuk