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| Mattole | |
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| Mattole–Bear River | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California |
| Ethnicity | Mattole,Bear River |
| Extinct | 1930s (Mattole) after 1922 (Bear River dialect) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mvb |
| Glottolog | matt1238 |
 Mattole is classified as Extinct by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger. [1] | |
Mattole, orMattole–Bear River, is anextinctAthabaskan language once spoken by theMattole andBear River peoples of northern California. It is one of the four languages belonging to theCalifornia Athabaskan cluster of thePacific Coast Athabaskan languages. It was found in two locations: in the valley of theMattole River, immediately south ofCape Mendocino on the coast of northwest California, and a distinct dialect on Bear River, about 10 miles to the north. The Mattole have expressed interest in reviving their language.[2]
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