Chico (also Valley Maidu) is an extinct
Maiduan language formerly spoken by
Maidu
The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather and American rivers. They also reside in Humbug Valley. In Maiduan languages, ''Maidu'' means "man." ...
peoples who lived in Northern California, between Sacramento and the Sierra foothills.
See also
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Maidu
The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather and American rivers. They also reside in Humbug Valley. In Maiduan languages, ''Maidu'' means "man." ...
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Maiduan languages
Bibliography
* Campbell, Lyle. (1997). ''American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America''. New York: Oxford University Press. .
* Heizer, Robert F. (1966). ''Languages, territories, and names of California Indian tribes''.
* Mithun, Marianne. (1999). ''The languages of Native North America''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (hbk); .
References
External links
OLAC resources in and about the Valley Maidu language
Maiduan languages
Indigenous languages of California
Extinct languages of North America
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