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Hupa (native name: Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe’ lit. language of the Hoopa Valley people) is an Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock) spoken along the lower course of the Trinity river in Northwest California by the Hupa (Na:tinixwe) and before European contact by the Chilula and Whilkut peoples to the west.The 2000 US Census estimated the language to be spoken by 64 persons between the ages of 5 and 17 including 4 monolingual speakers.