Tübatulabal language
| Tübatulabal | |
|---|---|
| Pahkaʼanil | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Kern River, California |
| Ethnicity | 900 Tübatulabal (2007) |
| Extinct | July 30, 2008, with the death of Jim Andreas |
Uto-Aztecan
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| transcribed in the Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tub |
| Glottolog | tuba1278 |
| ELP | Tubatulabal |
Tübatulabal | |
Tubatubalal is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Tübatulabal /təˈbɑːtələbɑːl/ is an Uto-Aztecan language, traditionally spoken in Kern County, California, United States. It is the traditional language of the Tübatulabal, who have switched to English. The language originally had three main dialects: Bakalanchi, Pakanapul and Palegawan.
In English, the name Tübatulabal refers to both the Tübatulabal people and their language. However, in the language itself, the term Tübatulabal refers only to the Tübatulabal people. Its origin is unclear, but it may be related to the noun stem tɨba- "pine nuts". The Tübatulabal term for the Tübatulabal language is Pahkaʼanil.