Tolowa language

Tolowa language

The Tolowa (Taa~Laa~Wa) language (also called Smith River) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family. It is spoken in southern Oregon. There are only a handful of remaining fully fluent native speakers, like Siletz Tribal Councial Vice-Chairman, Bud Lane, for example. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz are attempting to revive it, offering courses for 6th- through 8th-graders at the Siletz Valley Charter School, opening in the fall of 2006.

External links

* http://www.native-languages.org/tolowa.htm


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