Northern Yukian language

Not to be confused with Yuki language (Bolivia).
Northern Yukian
Ukomnoʼm
Native toCalifornia, United States
RegionEel River area
EthnicityYuki people
Extinct1983, with the death of Arthur Anderson
Revival21st century
Yuki–Wappo
  • Northern Yukian
Dialects
  • Huchnom
  • Round Valley
  • Coast
Language codes
ISO 639-3yuk (Yuki proper)
yuk Yuki proper
 qdw Coast Yuki
 qiq Huchnom
Glottologyuki1243
Yuki is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Northern Yukian, also known as Ukomnoʼm, is an extinct language of California, formerly spoken by the Yuki people. The Yuki are the original inhabitants of the Eel River area and the Round Valley Reservation of northern California. Yuki ceased to be used as an everyday language in the early 20th century and its last native speaker, Arthur Anderson, died in 1983. Northern Yukian is generally thought to be distantly related to the Wappo language.

Revitalization efforts are currently underway, and the language is taught at the grade-school level (alongside Wailaki) at the Round Valley Reservation.

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