Shasta

A language of United States

ISO 639: sht
Alternate Names: Sastean, Shastan
Population: No known L1 speakers (Golla 2011). The last fluent speaker, Clara Wicks, died in 1978 (Golla 2011).
Location:: California: north.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct). Language of registered tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California.
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: Formerly 4 dialects.
Typology: 19 consonants and 4 vowels; 2 contrastive level pitches (high, low).
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Revitalization efforts are underway.
Other Comments: The people have merged their identity with the Karuk Tribe and consider Karuk [kyh] to be their heritage language.

Location: California: north.