Choynimni dialect

This article is about the dialect of Kings River Yokuts. For tribe, see Choinumni.
Choynimni
Information on Choynimni collected by A. L. Kroeber
Native toUnited States
RegionCalifornia
EthnicityChoinumni
Extinct2022 with the death of Jennie Irene Oliver
~6 with some knowledge
Yok-Utian
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

Choynimni (also spelled Choinumne) is a dialect of Kings River Yokuts historically spoken along the Kings River between Sanger and Mill Creek (near Piedra). The language is the best documented dialect of Kings River Yokuts.

Information on the language was collected by Clinton Hart Merriam and Stanley Newman.

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