Shasta

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Sastean, Shastan

Population

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

Location

California: north.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification

Dialects

Formerly 4 dialects.

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources

Other Comments

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