Yoncalla language explained

Yoncalla
Also Known As:Southern Kalapuya
States:United States
Region:Northwest Oregon
Extinct:1930s
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Kalapuyan
Iso3:sxk
Glotto:yonc1234
Glottorefname:Yoncalla
Linglist:sxk

Yoncalla (also Southern Kalapuya or Yonkalla) is an extinct Kalapuyan language once spoken in southwest Oregon in the United States.[1] In the 19th century it was spoken by the Yoncalla band of the Kalapuya people in the Umpqua River valley. It is closely related to Central Kalapuya and Northern Kalapuya, spoken in the Willamette Valley to the north.

The last known user of the language was Laura Blackery Albertson, who attested to being a partial speaker in 1937.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Stephen Dow Beckham. Rick Minor. Kathryn Anne Toepel. Prehistory and history of BLM lands in west-central Oregon: a cultural resource overview. registration. 9 November 2012. 1981. Dept. of Anthropology, University of Oregon.
  2. Book: Marianne Mithun. The Languages of Native North America. 9 November 2012. 7 June 2001. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-29875-9. 431–.