Languages
Linguistically, Northwest California has a degree of variability and historical complexity rarely encountered in other parts of the world. Within this relatively small area, people spoke languages belonging to three different language stocks.
Na Dené stock, Athabascan family grouping
Hokan stock
Algic stock
For additional information on the Northwest
Region,
please select a topic most applicable to your interests:
Languages | Subsistence | Settlement Patterns | Sociopolitical Organization | Religion
Northwest
Coast | Northeast | Central
Coast and Central Valley
East of the Sierra Divide | Interior Desert | Southern Coastal
Native Peoples of California - Topics
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Page last updated: 23 August 1999