Cahto language
| Kato | |
|---|---|
| Cahto | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California (Eel River) |
| Ethnicity | Cahto people |
| Extinct | 1960s |
| Revival | 2010s |
Dené–Yeniseian?
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| Latin (proposed) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ktw |
| Glottolog | kato1244 |
Cahto (also spelled Kato) is an extinct Athabaskan language that was formerly spoken by the Kato people of the Laytonville and Branscomb area at the head of the South Fork of the Eel River. It is one of the four languages belonging to the California Athabaskan cluster of the Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages. Most Kato speakers were bilingual in Northern Pomo and some also spoke Yuki. It went extinct in the 1960s.