Konomihu language
Encyclopedia
Konomihu is an extinct Shastan language
formerly spoken in northern California. It may have been the most divergent of the Shastan family, though it is difficult to tell, as there is little material on the language (Mithun 1999). There may have been only a few speakers even before contact, and the identified as Shasta by the turn of the 20th century (Kroeber 1925).
Shastan languages
The Shastan family consisted of four languages, spoken in present-day northern California and southern Oregon.-Family division:# Konomihu # New River Shasta # Okwanuchu # Shasta ...
formerly spoken in northern California. It may have been the most divergent of the Shastan family, though it is difficult to tell, as there is little material on the language (Mithun 1999). There may have been only a few speakers even before contact, and the identified as Shasta by the turn of the 20th century (Kroeber 1925).
External links
- Overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian LanguagesSurvey of California and Other Indian LanguagesThe Survey of California and Other Indian Languages at the University of California at Berkeley documents, catalogs, and archives the indigenous languages of the Americas...