one hundred Chetco (1977);[1] one thousand Tolowa (2000)[2]
Revival
growing number with limited competence
Language family
Dené–Yeniseian?
Na-Dené
Athabaskan
Pacific Coast Athabaskan
Tolowa
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Either: tol – Tolowa ctc – Chetco
Glottolog
tolo1259
ELP
Tolowa
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.
The Tolowalanguage (also called Chetco-Tolowa, or Siletz Dee-ni) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family. Together...
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group with the Chetco-Tolowa and Upper Rogue River groups being peripheral. The latter view is common among tribal elders and language revitalizationists...
area languages, Upper Coquille, Tolowa, and Upper Umpqua in Oregon; Eel River, Hupa, Mattole–Bear River, and Tolowa in northern California; and possibly...
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an American Tolowa cultural advocate, Tolowalanguage proponent, and tribal historian. Bommelyn was the last living person to speak Tolowa as a native...
paralleling Grand Ronde, although, due to language revitalization efforts being focused on the Tolowalanguage, Chinuk fell out of use.[citation needed]...
1956) is a tradition bearer for the Tolowa tribe. He has dedicated himself to preserving the traditional songs, language, and basketry. He is the foremost...
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 11. Driver, Harold Edson (1935). Vocabularies (from Tolowa, Chilula, Van Duzen...
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Lexicostatistical Database Live Your Language Alliance (LYLA) Working to speak and understand the traditional languages of the Tolowa, Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tsnungwe...
An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its...
Norte County Tolowalanguage Tututni Tride 649 Tolowa Indian Villageca.gov California Historical Landmark No. 649, hmdb.org "About Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation...
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traditional languages of the Tolowa, Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tsnungwe, Wiyot, Mattole, and Wailaki." Agha, Marisa (18 March 2012). "Language preservation...
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the care of Cultural Programs Staff. Tolowa is taught as a common tribal language. Beginning Athabaskan language has been taught at the Siletz Valley...
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