Oregon Penutian languages
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Oregon Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several Indigenous languages historically spoken in the region that is now the U.S. state of Oregon.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Penutian languages subgroup
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proposed language subgroup → |
| endangermentStatus |
mostly extinct
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severely endangered for any surviving varieties → |
| evidenceType |
comparative method
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lexical comparison → morphological comparison → |
| hasMember |
Alsea language
NERFINISHED
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Alsean languages NERFINISHED → Coosan languages NERFINISHED → Hanis language NERFINISHED → Kalapuya language NERFINISHED → Kalapuyan languages NERFINISHED → Lower Umpqua language NERFINISHED → Miluk language NERFINISHED → Siuslaw language NERFINISHED → Siuslaw–Lower Umpqua language NERFINISHED → Takelma language NERFINISHED → Takelman languages NERFINISHED → Upper Umpqua language NERFINISHED → Yonkalla language → |
| hasStatus |
controversial classification
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hypothetical language family → |
| hasUncertainty |
genetic unity is not universally accepted
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membership of some languages is disputed → |
| historicalRegion |
southwestern Oregon
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western Oregon NERFINISHED → |
| linguisticFeature |
complex verb morphology
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prefixing and suffixing morphology → rich case systems in some member languages → |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
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Pacific Northwest → United States → |
| partOf |
Penutian language family hypothesis
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| proposedBy |
Edward Sapir
NERFINISHED
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| relatedTo |
California Penutian languages
NERFINISHED
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Plateau Penutian languages NERFINISHED → |
| spokenBy |
Indigenous peoples of Oregon
NERFINISHED
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| studiedIn |
Americanist linguistics
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historical linguistics → |
| subclassOf |
Native American languages
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Penutian languages NERFINISHED → indigenous languages of the United States → |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century → pre-contact North America → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Penutian languages
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hasSubgroup |
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Penutian phylum
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includes |