Kato language

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Kato
Spoken in: Northwestern California, USA
Language extinction: date of extinction, or information about extinction
Language family: Na-Dene
 Nuclear Na-Dene
  Athapaskan-Eyak
   Athapaskan
    Pacific Coast
     California
      Mattole-Wailaki
       Kato
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: nai
ISO 639-3: ktw

Kato (also written Cahto) is an extinct Athapaskan language that was spoken by the Kato people of northwestern California, USA. It also referred to as Batem-Da-Kai-Ee, Kai Po-Mo, and Tlokeang.

[edit] References

  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005). "Kato", Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.