Chico (also Valley Maidu) is an extinct Maiduan language formerly spoken by Maidu peoples who lived in Northern California, between Sacramento and the Sierra foothills. It may be a divergent dialect of Konkow or an independent language.[2]
| Chico | |
|---|---|
| Valley Maidu | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California |
| Extinct | 21st century[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vmv |
| Glottolog | vall1252 |
 Chico | |
See also
editBibliography
edit- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509427-5.
- Heizer, Robert F. (1966). Languages, territories, and names of California Indian tribes.
- Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-23228-9 (hbk); ISBN 978-0-521-29875-9.
References
edit- ^ Chico at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Golla, Victor (2011). California Indian languages. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26667-4. OCLC 668191602.
External links
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