Yuki language
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Yuki | |
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Ukomno'm | |
Region | Eel River area (formerly) |
Ethnicity | Yuki people |
Extinct | 20th century |
Yuki–Wappo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yuk (Yuki proper) |
Linguist list
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yuk Yuki proper |
qdw Coast Yuki |
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qiq Huchnom |
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Glottolog | yuki1243 [1] |
The Yuki language, also spelled Ukiah and also known as Ukomno'm, was a language of California, spoken by the indigenous American Yuki people, formerly in the Eel River area, the Round Valley Reservation, northern California.[2] It became extinct some time in the 20th century. Yuki is generally thought to be distantly related to the Wappo language.
Yuki consisted of three dialects: Northern Yuki (Round Valley Yuki), Coast Yuki, and Huchnom (Clear Lake Yuki). These were at least partially mutually intelligible, but are sometimes counted as distinct languages.[3]
Yuki had an octal (base-8) counting system, as the Yuki keep count by using the four spaces between their fingers rather than the fingers themselves.[4] Yuki also had an extensive vocabulary for the plants of Mendocino County, California.[5]
References
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External links
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- Northern Yukian language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
- OLAC resources in and about the Yuki language
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