Family Division
The Yokutsan family consists of half a dozen languages, depending upon one's definition of the boundary between a language and a dialect. An estimated forty linguistically distinct groups existed before Euro-American contact. The following classification appears in Whistler & Golla (1986).
Poso Creek
- Palewyami Yokuts (AKA Poso Creek, Altinin) (†)
General Yokuts (all others)
- Buena Vista
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- Tulamni
- Hometwali
- Nim
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- Tule–Kaweah
- Wikchamni
- Yawdanchi (AKA Nutaa)
- Bokninuwad
- Northern Yokuts
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- Gashowu
- Kings River
- Chukaymina
- Michahay
- Ayitcha (AKA Aiticha, Kocheyali)
- Choynimni (AKA Choinimni)
- Valley Yokuts (see)
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