Marie Wilcox
Marie Wilcox | |
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 Wilcox in 2016 | |
| Born | November 24, 1933 |
Marie Wilcox (born November 24, 1933)[1] is the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a dialect of Tule-Kaweah, which is a Yokutsan indigenous language spoken by the Tule-Kaweah Yokuts of California.[2] She and her daughter teach interested members of their tribe; however, "few seem devoted to learn."[3] She spent more than seven years working on a Wukchumni dictionary, which was published in 2014.[1] As of 2014, it was estimated that the Wukchumni tribe had fewer than 200 members, of which Marie was the only fluent speaker of the language.[3]
References
- ^ a b Marie's Dictionary | Spherical Oneness Project, retrieved 2017-05-22
- ^ Vaughan-lee, Emmanuel (2014-08-18). "'Who Speaks Wukchumni?'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ a b Heller, Chris. "Saving Wukchumni". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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