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Posted on Thursday, December 27 @ 04:01:29 PST

AUTHOR:Don Cox
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William H. Jacobsen Jr. is recognized as the foremost expert on the ancient and complex language of the Washoe tribe that has occupied Carson Valley and surrounding areas for thousands of years.



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For centuries, Washoe had been a spoken language. Jacobsen learned to speak it fluently. It wasn’t written down. Jacobsen wrote it down.

Jacobsen said when Fillmore surveyed the Washoe tribe several years ago, she found 65 members, mostly elders, who could speak the language. That number, Jacobsen said, has dropped to 30...Read Full Story

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