Kawesqar language
E1001924
The Kawesqar language is an endangered indigenous language of the Kawesqar people of southern Chile, traditionally spoken by seafaring communities in the Patagonian channels and fjords.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kawesqar language canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American language
ⓘ
Chilean language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ isolate language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Alacaluf language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alacalufe language ⓘ Kawésqar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Qawasqar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
assimilation policies
ⓘ
language shift to Spanish ⓘ urban migration ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kawesqar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
flora and fauna of Patagonia
ⓘ
maritime environment terminology ⓘ navigation and seafaring vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case marking
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ derivational suffixes ⓘ evidentiality distinctions ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive length in vowels
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | alc ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| morphology | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| region | Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
bilingual education initiatives
ⓘ
community language classes ⓘ documentation projects ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magallanes Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Patagonian channels ⓘ Patagonian fjords NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyleContext |
canoe-faring hunter-gatherers
ⓘ
seafaring communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
narrative storytelling
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kawesqar communities of Puerto Edén
ⓘ
Kawesqar communities of Punta Arenas ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.