Marie Smith Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Last speaker of the Eyak language
Date of Birth: 14-May-1918
Place of Birth: Cordova, Alaska, United States
Date of Death: 21-Jan-2008
Profession: linguist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Marie Smith Jones
- Marie Smith Jones (May 14, 1918 – January 21, 2008) was the last surviving speaker of the Eyak language of Southcentral Alaska.
- She was born in Cordova, Alaska, was an honorary chief of the Eyak Nation and the last remaining full-blooded Eyak.
- In a 2005 interview, Smith Jones explained that her name in Eyak is udAch' k'uqAXA'a'ch which, she said, translates as "a sound that calls people from afar".
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