Shasta

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
sht
Alternate Names
Sastean, Shastan
Population

No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 12 (1990 census).

Location

Northern California.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Language isolate
Dialects

Formerly 4 dialects.

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Shasta
Other Comments

The people have merged their identity with the Karuk Tribe and consider Karuk [kyh] to be their heritage language.