Yuki language
| Yuki | |
|---|---|
| Ukomno'm | |
| Region | Eel River area (formerly) |
| Ethnicity | Yuki people |
| Extinct | 20th century |
Yuki–Wappo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yuk (Yuki proper) |
yuk Yuki proper | |
qdw Coast Yuki | |
qiq Huchnom | |
| Glottolog | yuki1243 |
The Yuki language, also spelled Ukiah and also known as Ukomno'm, was a language of California, spoken by the indigenous American Yuki people, formerly in the Eel River area, the Round Valley Reservation, northern California.[1] It became extinct some time in the 20th century. Yuki is generally thought to be distantly related to the Wappo language.
Yuki consisted of three dialects: Northern Yuki (Round Valley Yuki), Coast Yuki, and Huchnom (Clear Lake Yuki). These were at least partially mutually intelligible, but are sometimes counted as distinct languages.[2]
Yuki had an octal (base-8) counting system, as the Yuki keep count by using the four spaces between their fingers rather than the fingers themselves.[3] Yuki also had an extensive vocabulary for the plants of Mendocino County, California.[4]
References
- ^ Ethnologue report for language code:yuk
- ^ Campbell 1997:132
- ^ Ascher, Marcia (1994), Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas, Chapman & Hall, ISBN 0-412-98941-7
- ^ Chestnut, Victor King (1902). Plants used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
External links
- "Native American Audio Collections: Yuki". American Philosophical Society.
- Northern Yukian language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
- OLAC resources in and about the Yuki language
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