Tolowa language
Athabaskan language spoken in Oregon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tolowa language (also called Chetco-Tolowa, or Siletz Dee-ni) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family. Together with three other closely related languages (Lower Rogue River Athabaskan, Upper Rogue River Athabaskan or Galice-Applegate and Upper Umpqua or Etnemitane) it forms a distinctive Oregon Athabaskan cluster within the subgroup.
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Tolowa | |
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Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni’ Wee-ya’ | |
Pronunciation | /tʰaːlaːwa teːniʔ weːjaʔ/ |
Native to | USA |
Region | southwest Oregon |
Ethnicity | one hundred Chetco (1977);[1] one thousand Tolowa (2000)[2] |
Revival | growing number with limited competence |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:tol – Tolowactc – Chetco |
Glottolog | tolo1259 |
ELP | Tolowa |
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