Mary Yee
Mary Joachina Yee | |
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| Born | Mary Joachina Ygnacio Rowe 1897 Near Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Died | 1965 (aged 67–68) |
| Nationality | Chumash, United States |
| Other names | Mary J. Rowe |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Known for | Last first-language speaker of the Barbareño language |
| Children | Valentina Yee, Josie Yee, John Yee, Angela Yee, and Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto |
| Parent | Lucretia García (mother) |
| Relatives | Luisa Ygnacio (grandmother) |
Mary Joachina Yee (née Mary Joachina Ygnacio Rowe; 1897–1965) was a Barbareño Chumash linguist. She was the last first-language speaker of the Barbareño language, a member of the Chumashan languages that were once spoken in southern California by the Chumash people.