Also Known As:
Achumawi, Achomawi, Pitt River, Achoma'wi, Achowawi
Dialects & Varieties
- Downriver dialect groups: Madesiwi
- Itsatawi
- Ilmawi
- Achumawi (proper)
- Upriver dialect groups: Atwamwi
- Astariwawi
- Kosalektawi
- Hammawi
- Hewisedawi
California Indian Languages
California Indian Languages
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, California
Location Description
Along the Pitt River.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
An interesting book about a lengthy et exciting Achomawi folktale...
Lists fascinating Achumawi words, and many of these words are referring to local regional specialtie
This is a description of the Achumawi language done in 1930 by de Angulo and Freeland who were marri