Maidu, Northeast

A language of United States

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Mountain Maidu

Population

1 (1994 L. Hinton). Only a few semispeakers (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 110 Mountain Maidu (2000 census).

Location

California, northern Sierras, Plumas and Lassen counties.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. Much interest in revitalization.

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