Yokuts

A language of United States

ISO 639: yok
Alternate Names: Yaudanchi, Yaudanchi Yokuts, Yokutsan
Population: 50 (Golla 2007). Wukchumne dialect: fewer than 10; Choinumne dialect: 6; Yowlumne dialect: 20–25 fluent and semispeakers; Chukchansi: a few semispeakers; Tachi dialect: a few speakers (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 2,500 (2000 A. Yamamoto).
Location:: California: San Joaquin river and valley; Sierra Nevada slopes.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund). Language of registered tribe: Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California, Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, Table Mountain Rancheria of California, Tejon Indian Tribe, Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California.
Classification: Yokutsan
Dialects: Tachi (Southern Valley Yokuts), Wukchumne (Wikchamni, Wukchumni), Choinumne (Choinimne, Choynumne, Chulamni, Kings River), Yowlumne (Yawelmani), Chukchansi (Chawchila, Dumna, Northern Valley Yokuts), Gashowu. Many subvarieties. Southern Foothill and Valley Yokuts dialects are extinct.
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts. Some revival activity in Chukchansi and Tachi communities and several Yowlumne speakers and learners have participated in master-apprentice teaching (Golla 2007).

Location: California: San Joaquin river and valley; Sierra Nevada slopes.