The Maidun Language In Flutes Of Fire
The language that I will be working on is the Maidun language. The Maidun language is shown to come from the Penutian language, which is one the the six main languages shown in “Flutes of Fire”. In accordance to native-languages.org, the Maiduan language has three different languages that are spoken, such as, Maidu, Nisenan, and Konkow. The language of Maidun was used in California, more specifically Northern California. “Most Maidu people live on Rancherias, which are parcels of land in the state of California that are similar to reservations” (native-languages.org). These Rancherias are located in northern California, there are a few types of Rancherias that the Maidu people live in. The two types of Rancherias are Pit River Rancheria and Susanville Indian Rancheria, each of these Rancherias have their own tribal leaders, according
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Golla shows that the Maidun family lived along the Northern California territory, “Maiduan is a family of four closely related Penutian languages that were spoken in a territory that extended from the Sacramento River between Sacramento and Chico eastward to the crest of the Sierra Nevada” (Golla 136). Also, “the Northeastern Maidu, also known as the Mountain Maidu, who live around a series of mountain valleys primarily in the drainage of the North Fork of the Feather River in the northern Sierra Nevada. These valleys include the American Valley near Quincy, Indian Valley near Greenville, Genesee Valley near Taylorsville, Big Meadows (now covered by Lake Almanor), Mountain Meadows near Westwood, and Honey Lake Valley across the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada near Susanville” (Simmons 2). This language family is known to be living near many valleys listed above. The Maidun language have called themselves, what is perceived as “people”
Golla shows that the Maidun family lived along the Northern California territory, “Maiduan is a family of four closely related Penutian languages that were spoken in a territory that extended from the Sacramento River between Sacramento and Chico eastward to the crest of the Sierra Nevada” (Golla 136). Also, “the Northeastern Maidu, also known as the Mountain Maidu, who live around a series of mountain valleys primarily in the drainage of the North Fork of the Feather River in the northern Sierra Nevada. These valleys include the American Valley near Quincy, Indian Valley near Greenville, Genesee Valley near Taylorsville, Big Meadows (now covered by Lake Almanor), Mountain Meadows near Westwood, and Honey Lake Valley across the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada near Susanville” (Simmons 2). This language family is known to be living near many valleys listed above. The Maidun language have called themselves, what is perceived as “people”