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Though linguists seem
to agree that both the Yurok and Wiyot languages are Macro-Algonquian,
called Algic by some, there is dispute as to whether the two branch from
a common Ritwan stock. The following are some of the proposals: |
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Ritwan stock exists: |
Kroeber 1925, Sapir 1929,
Goddard 1975 |
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Ritwan stock does not exist |
Voegelin and Voegelin 1966 |
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This analysis includes
a Ritwan stock recognizing there is considerable time depth between the
two languages. |
| The Wiyot
and the coastal ethnie of the Yurok were coastal hunter/gatherers.
The main population of the Yurok, however, inhabited the valley of the
Trinity River and were highly successful hunter-fisher/gatherers with
salmon being a major food source. The River Yurok were much richer
than the coastal Yurok and Wiyot.
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