• Source: Tachi Yokuts

Tachi is an endangered dialect of Southern Valley Yokuts historically spoken north of Tulare Lake in the Central Valley of California. A. L. Kroeber estimated that Tachi was, at one point, one of the most widely spoken Yokutsan dialects.
As of 2019, a few individuals of the Santa Rosa Rancheria are reportedly able to speak Tachi.




Grammar


Tachi has been described as following a subject–verb–object word order though may allow for verb-initial order. The dialect uses dative case and lacks possessed case.




Status






= Speakers

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In 1988, an estimated 30 individuals spoke Tachi, including a number who spoke Tachi as a first language.




= Revival efforts

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In 1987, the Santa Rosa Rancheria piloted a language renewal program, Tachi as a Second Language, through the tribe's Head Start language program. The program sought to increase language exposure among young children within the tribe.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bahasa di Amerika Serikat
• Yokuts
• Tachi Yokuts
• Tachi (disambiguation)
• Yokuts language
• Santa Rosa Rancheria
• Valley Yokuts
• Casson
• Kings County, California
• Tachi Palace
• Tulare Lake