Karok

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
kyh
Alternate Names
Karuk
User Population

12 (Golla 2007). 30 have some L2 fluency (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 340 (2000 census). 1,900 (2000 A. Yamamoto).

Location

California: northwest along Klamath river.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Karuk Tribe, Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California.

Classification
Language isolate
Dialects

No significant dialect differences.

Typology

Verb affixes mark person, number and object; 16 consonants and 3 vowels.

Language Use

Elderly only. Most shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts. School-based programs at primary and secondary levels. Summer immersion camps. Language Committee coordinates several preservation activities (Golla 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Karok
Other Comments

Standard writing system adopted in 1980s.