Maidu, Northwest Language (mjd)

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Also Known As: Tsamak,Michopdo,Secumne,Yuba,Concow,Sekumne,Maiduan,Meidoo,Konkau,Digger,Konkow,Nákum,Holólupai


Description:

The Konkow language (also called Northwestern Maidu — or Koyoomk'awi, as it is called in the language itself) is a part of the Maiduan language group. The word koyoo means, "meadow", with the additional 'm' being the adjective form of the word. 'Koyoo+ [m, adj.] k'awi + [m, adj.] Ma'a [tribe].' It is spoken in California and is a severely endangered language, as only two or three persons remain who speak it as a first language are still living. As part of an effort to regain official recognition of one of the Konkow groups as an officially recognized tribe from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, an effort to provide language instruction amongst the descendants of the original tribe and affiliated family members has begun.

One source supports the claim that Konkow had at least 9 dialects, designated today according to the locality in which each was spoken. These dialects were: Otaki; Mikchopdo; Cherokee; Eskeni; Pulga; Nemsu; Feather Falls; Challenge; and Bidwell Bar. Lexicon of each remains scant. In addition, there may have been many family variations within each dialect group; thus, certainly there was no one Konkow language, but Konkow means a phonologically distinct..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Maidu, Northwest Language Speakers

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Overview

Main Country: United States
Spoken In:

Regions: Americas

ISO 639-3 Code: mjd

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Penutian Group

    Maiduan Group

      Maidu, Northwest Language