Marie Wilcox

Marie Wilcox is the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a dialect of Tule-Kaweah, which is a Yokutsan indigenous language spoken by the Tule-Kaweah Yokuts of California.[1] She and her daughter teach interested members of their tribe; however, "few seem devoted to learn."[2] She spent more than seven years working on a Wukchumni dictionary, which was published in 2014.[3] As of 2014, it was estimated that the Wukchumni tribe had fewer than 200 members, of which Marie was the only fluent speaker of the language.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Vaughan-lee, Emmanuel (2014-08-18). "'Who Speaks Wukchumni?'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  2. 1 2 Heller, Chris. "Saving Wukchumni". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  3. ↑ Marie's Dictionary | Spherical Oneness Project, retrieved 2017-05-22
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