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Kings River Yokuts

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Kings River Yokuts
Native toUnited States
RegionSan Joaquin Valley, California
EthnicityYokuts people
ExtinctJune 22, 2017, with the death of Hank Oliver[1]
Yok-Utian ?
  • Yokuts
    • General Yokuts
      • Nim
        • Northern Yokuts
          • Kings River Yokuts
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in Yokuts [yok])
Glottologking1260  Kings River
Historical distribution of Kings River Yokuts
Historical distribution of Kings River Yokuts dialects

Kings River was a dialect of the Yokutsan language of California.

Dialects

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There were four dialects of Kings River, Chukaymina, Michahay, Ayitcha (a.k.a. Kocheyali), and Choynimni.

References

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  1. ^ "Hank Oliver, Choinumni Tribe Patriarch, dies at 91". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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