Shasta
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A language of United States
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Sastean, Shastan
Population
No known L1 speakers (Golla 2011). The last fluent speaker, Clara Wicks, died in 1978 (Golla 2011).
Location
California: north.
Language Status
10 (Extinct). Language of registered tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California.
Classification
Dialects
Formerly 4 dialects.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Revitalization efforts are underway.
Language Resources
The people have merged their identity with the Karuk Tribe and consider Karuk [kyh] to be their heritage language.