Chimariko

A language of United States

ISO 639: cid
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last speaker, Martha Zigler, died around 1950 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: No ethnic group members left (1997 K. Turner).
Location:: California: northwest.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct).
Classification: Language isolate
Language Development: Grammar. Texts. Chimariko descendants consider both Hupa [hup] and Chimariko to be heritage languages but emphasize Hupa for cultural revitalization (Golla 2007).

Location: California: northwest.