Shasta language
| Shasta | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | primarily northern California |
| Ethnicity | Shasta people |
| Extinct | 1990 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sht |
| Glottolog | shas1239 |
Shasta | |
The Shasta language is an extinct Shastan language formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon. It was spoken in a number of dialects, possibly including Okwanuchu. By 1980, only two first language speakers, both elderly, were alive. Today, all ethnic Shasta people speak English as their first language. According to Golla, there were four distinct dialects of Shasta:
- Ikirakácˑu (Oregon Shasta)
- Iruhikwáˑcˑu (Klamath River Shasta)
- Uwáˑtuhúcˑu (Scott Valley Shasta)
- Ahútˑireˀeˑcˑu (Shasta Valley Shasta)