Mattole language

Mattole language
Mattole
Spoken in USA
Region California
Native speakers 0
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mvb

Mattole is an extinct Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock).

References

  • Li, Fang-Kuei (1930). Mattole: an Athabaskan language. Publications in Anthropology, Linguistics Series. Chicago, Ill.: The University of Chicago Press. 
  • Yeadon, David, “California’s North Face”, National Geographic, vol. 184, no. 1, p. 48-79, July 1993.

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