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

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