Athapaskan languages of California:
Hupa, Kato, Wailaki, Sinkyone

We have in this page several placename lists for Athapaskan languages of North California, which are either extinct or seriously endangered: Hupa, Kato, Sinkyone, Wailaki.

Check the Native American sub-index. And also the Athapaskan languages of Canada, Alaska and Southwest US.

Orri honetan, iparraldeko Kaliforniako honako hizkuntza atapaskarrak ditugu zerrendatuak: Hupa, Kato, Sinkyone, Wailaki.

Ikus Ameriketako hizkuntzen azpi-aurkibidea,eta bereziki Kanada, Alaska eta EEBBetako hego-mendebaldeko hizkuntza atapaskarrak.

Hupa

The Hupa live in Nortwest California, most of them in Hoopa Valley Reservation. In 1990 there were only 93 elderly speakers out of 1,100 ethnic Hupas. There are several subgroups among them, and we have placenames from the Tsnungwe Tribe, located on the Trinity River, South Fork of the Trinity River, and New River.

Hupa

Hupa herria ipar mendebaldeko Kalifornian bizi da, gehienak Hoopa Valley erreserban. 1990ean soilik 93 hiztun zahar geratzen ziren 1.100 laguneko talde etnikoan. Hupak zenbait azpi-taldetan banatzen dira, eta guk Tsnungwe tribuaren izenak ditugun hemen. Trinity eta New River ibaien inguruko izenak dira.

Mapetan / Map name

Hupa

Brannan Mountain

Yahdzime'

Burnt Ranch

Xweda'ay-sa'an-me'

Ironside Mountain

Tseeningdin

Kelta

Leeldin

New River

Yidaq-nilin

New River [mouth]

Ch'eenantilting

Rain Rock

Miy-me'

Saxey Ranch

Tloh-waane

Trinity River

Xan-kyaaw-ke'

Willow Creek

Xoxooch'eelding

Cahto

The Kato or Cahto language is virtually extinct. According to SIL, there were only 10 speakers out of an ethnic group no bigger than 100 people in the 80's. They have a reservation in Laytonville and lived formerly in Cahto Valley and Long Valley. Kato is more related to the Wailaki and Sinkyone languages than to Hupa.

Kato

Kato edo Cahto herriaren hizkuntza laster hilko da: SIL institutuaren arabera, 10 hiztun zahar besterik ez ziren geratzen 100 laguneko taldean 80etan. Erreserba bat daukate Laytonville herrian eta lehen Cahto Valley eta Long Valley haranetan bizi ziren. Hizkuntza hau Wailaki eta Sinkyone hizkuntzetatik gertuago dago, Hupa mintzairatik baino,

Mapetan / Map Name

Kato

Alder Creek

K'ishtaahkot

Big Rock Creek

Seenchaaghkot

Big Rock mountain

Seenchaagh

Big Rock village

Seenchaahdin

Blue Hill creek

Nee'lhsowkot

Cahto Creek

Tc'ibeetaahkot

Cahto Rancheria

Kai-kontaah

Cahto Valley

Toodjilhbii'

Lewis Creek

Lhit'aankot

Little Charlie Creek

Tl'ohtoo'tckot

Little Charlie Creek village

Tl'ohtoo'tckii'

Little Rock Creek

Seetaahkot

Little Rock Creek village

Seetaahdin

Little Valley

Konteelhtcbii'

Long Spring village

Saaktoo'neesdin

Long Valley

Konteelhbii'

Redwood Creek

Tl'olhgaikot

Redwood Creek village

Tl'olhgaikii'

South Fork Eel River

Siinteekot

Streeter Creek

Yiishtc'ilhtiinkot

Ten Mile Creek

Shaahnaa'

Tuttle Creek

Seeyeehkot

Wailaki

The Wailaki live in Round Valley Indian Reservation, at Covelo, California. However, their language, which had in the past distinct dialects known as Lassik and Kekawaka, is dead. Their language was very close to that of the Sinkyone,

Wailaki

Wailaki herria bizi da Round Valley erreserban, Covelo herrian. Hala ere, beren hizkuntza hila dago. Iraganean dialekto berezituak ere bazituen mintzaira hark, Lassik eta Kekawaka izenez ezagutzen zirenak. Sinkyone herriaren hizkuntzatik gertu zegoen mintzaira hau.

Mapetan / Map name

Wailaki

Asbill Creek

Djankot

Bell Springs Creek

Silt'okot

Big Bend Creek

Dindaikot

Blue Rock Creek

Seenaach'in'aakot

Casoose Creek

Ch'i'aankot

Chamise Creek

Shaahnaa'ndoon'kot

Copper Mine Creek

Tciiskot

Island Mountain

Baank'it

Jewett Creek

Dask'ekot

McDonald Creek

Shaahnaa'ntcin'chii'

Natoikot Creek

Naatoikot

Red Mountain Creek

Chohkot

Willow Creek

Slisyaankot

Wilson Creek

Daaht'ool'kot

Sinkyone

The Sinkyone people lived in Northern California, roughly divided in two tribes the Lholhankok or Bull Creek Sinkyone in southern Humboldt county, in present day in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and south of them, the Shelter Cove Sinkyone also in northern Mendocino county. Their language was closest to that of the Wailaki. Massacred by colonizers in the 1850s, diminished from 2,000 to less than 100 around 1920, and their language died. Our placenames are from the Lholhankok variety.

Sinkyone

Sinkyone herria bi taldetan zegoen banatua: Lholhankok edo Bull Creek Sinkyone iparraldean, Humboldt konterrian, egungo Humboldt Redwoods natur parkearen lurretan, eta handik hegoalderago Shelter Cove Sinkyone jendea, Mendocino konterrian barneratuz. Wailaki mintzairatik oso gertu zegoen hizkuntza hau. Kolonizatzaileek ia denak hil zituzten 1850aren inguruan, eta 100 ere ez ziren geratzen 1920 inguruan. Haiekin galdu zen hizkuntza, jakina. Gure toki izenak Lholhankok barietatekoak dira.

Mapetan / Map name

Sinkyone

Bear Harbor

Tcilleduñ

Blocksburg

Kooskatunduñ

Blow Myers

Guttabe

Bull Creek

Lhooluñkook

Dick's Butte

Sestcoo

Dyersville

IlhtcuntaHduñ

East Branch

Kinnooluggatcii' / Koonooluggakook

Eel River

Xatco

Eel River [ibaiaren ahoa / mouth of]

Dulbucnuk

Fort Seward

Tatcii

Garberville

Koosetcii'

Kings Place

Yaselhkai

Larrabee Creek

Tcinnakook

Mattole

Kacindun

Mattole Creek

Yiise'kook

Mattole River

De'tcii'

Myer's Place

Koñtelhkyoodiñ

Needle Rock

Tilleduñ

Philipsville

Kutduntelbii

Redwood

UntcuntaHkook

Redwood Bricelan

T'ootcoobii'

Salmon Creek

Canako / Natanañkook

Shelter Cove

Tañaduñ

South Fork Eel River

Siñkeekook

Van Duzzen

Noolebii

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