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Mattole (Bear River)

Mattole was an Athabaskan language of Northern California. The Mattole language has not been spoken since the 1930's, though Mattole people still live at Bear River today (on the Rohnerville Rancheria).

˜Mattole Language Resources –

Mattole Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Mattole language, with comparison to words in other Athabaskan languages.

A Survey of the Athabaskan Language Mattole
Linguistics paper on Mattole grammar.

Mattole Language
Mattole demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Mattole Bibliography
Bibliography of materials on the Mattole language.

Bear River Stories
Online collection of Mattole legends, some in the original Mattole language as well as English.

˜Mattole Culture and History Links –

Mattole
Fact sheet on the Mattole Indians from the Four Directions Institute.

The Mattole
Brief article on Mattole culture, with a map of their traditional territory.

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