Southern Valley Yokuts

Southern Valley Yokuts
Southern Valley Yokuts
Native to	United States
Region	California
Language family	Yok-Utian Yokutsan General Yokuts Nim Northern Yokuts Valley Yokuts Southern Valley Yokuts; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Wechihi; Tachi; Telamni; Chunut; Wowol; Yawelmani; Nutunutu; Wo'lasi; Choynok; Koyeti;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	sout2955

Southern Valley Yokuts is a dialect network within the Valley Yokuts division of the Yokutsan languages spoken in the Central Valley of California.^[1]

Among the dialects grouped under the label Southern Valley Yokuts are Tachi, Telamni, Chunut, Wechihi, Wowol, Nutunutu, Wo'lasi, Choynok, Koyeti, and Yawelmani.^[2]

As of 2024, Tachi and Yawelmani are the only surviving varieties.^[3]

References

^ Golla, Victor (2011-08-02). California Indian Languages. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520266674.
^ Whistler, Kenneth W.; Golla, Victor (1986). "Proto-Yokuts Reconsidered". International Journal of American Linguistics. 52 (4): 317–358. doi:10.1086/466028. ISSN 0020-7071. JSTOR 1265536. S2CID 144822697.
^ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, p. 66, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-06-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

[1] Golla, Victor (2011-08-02). California Indian Languages. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520266674.

[2] Whistler, Kenneth W.; Golla, Victor (1986). "Proto-Yokuts Reconsidered". International Journal of American Linguistics. 52 (4): 317–358. doi:10.1086/466028. ISSN 0020-7071. JSTOR 1265536. S2CID 144822697.

[3] Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, p. 66, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-06-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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