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Yawelmani Yokuts information


Yawelmani
Yowlumne
Yawʼlamnin ṭeexil
Yawelmani sentence documented by A. L. Kroeber
Native toCalifornia
Native speakers
20–25 fluent and semispeakers (2007)[1]
Language family
Yok-Utian ?
  • Yokutsan
    • General Yokuts
      • Nim
        • Northern Yokuts
          • Valley Yokuts
            • Southern
              • Koyeti–Yawelmani
                • Yawelmani
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Historical distribution of Yawelmani
Closeup map of historical Yawelmani distribution

Yawelmani Yokuts (also spelled Yowlumne and Yauelmani) is an endangered dialect of Southern Valley Yokuts historically spoken by the Yokuts living along the Kern River north of Kern Lake in the Central Valley of California.[2] Today, most Yawelmani speakers live on or near the Tule River Reservation.[3]

  1. ^ Yokuts at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Whistler, Kenneth W.; Golla, Victor (1986). "Proto-Yokuts Reconsidered". International Journal of American Linguistics. 52 (4): 317–358. doi:10.1086/466028. ISSN 0020-7071. JSTOR 1265536. S2CID 144822697.
  3. ^ Weigel, William (2005). "Yowlumne in the Twentieth Century". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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Ejective consonant

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ejective retroflex stop [ʈʼ] is rare. It has been reported from Yawelmani and other Yokuts languages, Tolowa, and Gwich'in. Because the complete closing...

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Indigenous peoples of California

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California: ix  Yahi Yokuts, central and southern California: ix  Chukchansi, Foothill Yokuts, central California: ix  Northern Valley Yokuts, central California: ix ...

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Vowel harmony

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harmony is present in all Yokutsan languages and dialects. For instance, Yawelmani has 4 vowels (which additionally may be either long or short). These can...

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Kern River

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who lived in the Weldon Valley, the Kelso Valley, and Piute Mountains Yawelmani (the Yowlumne), who lived along the Kern River on the east side, north...

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