Kato language
Encyclopedia
Kato 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.
Language death
In linguistics, language death is a process that affects speech communities where the level of linguistic competence that speakers possess of a given language variety is decreased, eventually resulting in no native and/or fluent speakers of the variety...
Athapaskan language that was spoken by the Kato people
Kato (tribe)
The Cahto are a indigenous Californian group of Native Americans in the United States. Today they are enrolled as the federally recognized tribe, the Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria or a small group of Cahto are enrolled in the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley...
of northwestern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA. It also referred to as Batem-Da-Kai-Ee, Kai Po-Mo, and Tlokeang.
External links
- Kato language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian LanguagesSurvey of California and Other Indian LanguagesThe Survey of California and Other Indian Languages at the University of California at Berkeley documents, catalogs, and archives the indigenous languages of the Americas...