Wappo language
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wappo-language-183-10910855
title:
Wappo language
text:
Wappo is an extinct language that was spoken by the Wappo tribe, Native Americans who lived in what is now known as the Alexander Valley north of San Francisco. The last fluent speaker, Laura Fish Somersal, died in 1990. The loss of this language is attributed to the general use of English in schools and workplaces. Wappo is generally believed to be distantly related to the Yuki language. It is distinguished by influence of Pomoan languages. According to Somersal, the English name for the people
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct language of North America
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wappo_language
date created:
2006-01-10T23:18:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T05:19:31Z
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