Endangered Languages Project - Yurok

Yurok

^{[aka Chillula, Mita, Pekwan]}

Classification: Algic

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awakening

ALSO KNOWN AS		Chillula, Mita, Pekwan, Rikwa, Sugon, Weitspek, Weitspekan
CLASSIFICATION		Algic, Ritwan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		yur
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Several sources report: Archie Thompson, the oldest living member of California's Yurok tribe and the last known active speaker raised in the tribal language, passed away in 2013 at the age of 93.

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Information from: “Archie Thompson dies at 93; Yurok elder kept tribal tongue alive” . Romney, Lee (2013) LA Times

Awakening
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Achie Thompson, the oldest living member of California's Yurok tribe and the last known active speaker raised in the tribal language, has died. He was 93.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3000-4500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
US Census (2000) lists 279 who use the language in the home. Ethnic population: 3,000 to 4,500 possibly (SIL 1982).
(Unchanged 2016.)

PLACES: USA, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northwest California

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<12
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
4,000+
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Only a dozen or fewer elderly people have full first-language fluency in a combined tribal enrollment of well over 4,000, although there are perhaps three times as many semi-speakers and passive speakers, all middle aged or older

PLACES: USA, California

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Yurok is the traditional language of the Yurok Tribe of northwestern California and of three nearby independent rancherias of Yurok heritage, Reseghini, Big Lagoon, and Trinidad (Cher-Ae).

PLACES: USA, California

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: USA, California

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

41.0607,-124.1413

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41.3333333333,-124.0

COORDINATES

41.0607,-124.1413

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Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO