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Tachi
Tachi Yokuts song recorded by A. L. Kroeber
Native to	United States
Region	California
Ethnicity	Tachi Yokuts
Native speakers	"a few" (2019)
Language family	Yok-Utian ? Yokutsan General Yokuts Nim Northern Yokuts Valley Yokuts Southern Nutunutu–Tachi Tachi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Tachi is an endangered dialect of Southern Valley Yokuts historically spoken north of Tulare Lake in the Central Valley of California. A. L. Kroeber estimated that Tachi was, at one point, one of the most widely spoken Yokutsan dialects.

As of 2019, a few individuals of the Santa Rosa Rancheria are reportedly able to speak Tachi.

Grammar

Tachi has been described as following a subject–verb–object word order though may allow for verb-initial order. The dialect uses dative case and lacks possessed case.

Status

Speakers

In 1988, an estimated 30 individuals spoke Tachi, including a number who spoke Tachi as a first language.

Revival efforts

In 1987, the Santa Rosa Rancheria piloted a language renewal program, Tachi as a Second Language, through the tribe's Head Start language program. The program sought to increase language exposure among young children within the tribe.

References

1. ^ Asher, R. E.; Moseley, Christopher (2018-04-19). Atlas of the World's Languages. Routledge. p. 25. ISBN 9781317851080.
2. Kroeber, A. L. (1925). Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 484. hdl:2027/mdp.39015006584174. OCLC 906067458.
3. Moseley, Christopher (2008-03-10). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. Routledge. ISBN 9781135796402.
4. Rhodes, Ryan (2013). "Clausal architecture of chukchansi yokuts". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. ^ Britsch-Devany, Susan (1988). "The Collaborative Development of a Language Renewal Program for Preschoolers". Human Organization. 47 (4): 297–302. doi:10.17730/humo.47.4.d3178g8w7w23h170. ISSN 0018-7259. JSTOR 44126734.
6. ^ Britsch, Susan (1989). "Research Currents: The Contribution of the Preschool to a Native American Community". Language Arts. 66 (1): 52–57. doi:10.58680/la198924848. ISSN 0360-9170. JSTOR 41411354.

v t e Yokuts nation
People	Indigenous Yoimut Estanislao Clarence Atwell Jr. Marie Wilcox Poppies Martinez Euro-American Thomas Jefferson Mayfield Frank Forrest Latta A. L. Kroeber
History and geography	Tulare Lake Islands in Tulare Lake Buena Vista Lake Painted Rock (Tulare County, California) San Luis Gonzaga Archeological District
Languages and sub-tribes	Yokuts language Proto-Yokuts Yok-Utian languages Buena Vista Yokuts Chukchansi dialect Delta Yokuts Gashowu Yokuts Hometwoli dialect Kings River Yokuts Northern Valley Yokuts Palewyami Yokuts Southern Valley Yokuts Tulamni Tule-Kaweah Yokuts Valley Yokuts Yawdanchi dialect
Culture and spirituality	Yokuts traditional narratives Kuksu Ghost Dance
Reservations and rancherías	Tule River Farm Santa Rosa Rancheria Tejon Indian Tribe of California Table Mountain Rancheria Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians

• Endangered Yokutsan languages