WIY ISO 639-3
Wiyot
Soulátluk Autonym
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- wiy
- Alternate Names
- Kowilth, Sulátĕlŭk, Weott, Weyot, Wishosk, Wiyoshk
- Autonym
- Soulátluk
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Della Prince, died in 1962 (Mithun 1999). Ethnic population: 450 (2000 A. Yamamoto).
- Location:
- California: northwest.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Wiyot Tribe.
- Classification
- Algic, Ritwan
- Language Use
- Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Language revival program underway at Table Bluff (Golla 2007).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wiyot
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: California: northwest.
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