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Yurok

A language of United States

ISO 639-3yur

Population  12. US Census (2000) lists 279 who use the language in the home. Ethnic population: 3,000 to 4,500 possibly (1982 SIL).
Region  Northwest California.
Language map  Northwestern United States of America
Classification  Algic, Yurok
Language use  Shifting to English. Older adults (Ives Goddard 2002).
Comments  Nearly extinct.