Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages

Pacific Coast Athabascan
Geographic
distribution:
California, Oregon
Linguistic classification: Dené–Yeniseian
Subdivisions:

Pacific Coast Athabaskan is a geographical and possibly genealogical grouping of the Athabaskan language family.

California Athabaskan

1. Hupa (aka Hoopa-Chilula)
dialects:
  • Hupa
  • Chilula-Whilkut
- Chilula
- Whilkut
2. Mattole–Bear River
dialects:
3. Eel River
dialects:
  • Sinkyone-Wailaki-Nongatl-Lassik-Cahto
- Sinkyone
- Wailaki
- Nongatl
- Lassik
- Cahto (aka Kato)

Oregon Athabaskan

4. Upper Umpqua
5. Rogue River (aka Tututni or Lower Rogue River)
dialects:
  • Upper Coquille
- Coquille
- Flores Creek
  • Tututni
- Tututunne
- Mikwunutunne
- Joshua (aka Chemetunne)
- Sixes
- Pistol River (aka Chetleshin)
- Wishtenatin (aka Khwaishtunnetunnne)
  • Euchre Creek
  • Chasta Costa (aka Illinois River, Chastacosta, Chasta Kosta)
6. Galice–Applegate
dialects:
  • Galice
  • Applegate (aka Nabiltse)
7. Tolowa
dialects:
  • Chetco
  • Smith River

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