Mutsun language
The Mutsun language is an extinct Costanoan language of California. Mutsun became extinct when the Mutsun were forced to learn Spanish. The Spanish wrote a grammar of the language Ascencion Solorsano was the last speaker of Mutsun who died in 1930. Many Mutsun people who live in California are trying to restore their language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | Bilabial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | n | ||||||
| Stop | t | t̠ | k | ||||
| Fricative | s | s̠ | h | ||||
| Approximant | j | w | |||||
| Lateral approximant | l | ||||||
| Affricate | ʧ | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
Vowels
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | o | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ||
| Open | ɑ | ||
Orthography
- a [ɑ]
- e [ɛ]
- h [h]
- i [i]
- k [k]
- l [l]
- m [m]
- n [n]
- o [o]
- r [r]
- s [s]
- sY [s̠]
- t [t]
- tR [t̠]
- tc [ʧ]
- u [u]
- w [w]
- y [j]
Vocabulary
- one hemetca
- two tRhin
- three kaphan
- four utRit
- five parwes
- six nakitci
- seven takitci
- eight tayitmin
- nine pakki
- ten tansakte
External links
The Mutsun Language Foundation
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