Chico language
Extinct Maiduan language of California, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chico (also Valley Maidu) is an extinct Maiduan language formerly spoken by Maidu peoples who lived in Northern California, between Sacramento and the Sierra foothills. It may be a divergent dialect of Konkow or an independent language.[2]
| Chico | |
|---|---|
| Valley Maidu | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California |
| Extinct | 21st century[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vmv |
| Glottolog | vall1252 |
Chico | |
See also
Bibliography
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509427-5.
- Heizer, Robert F. (1966). Languages, territories, and names of California Indian tribes.
- Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-23228-9 (hbk); ISBN 978-0-521-29875-9.
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