Yakama language
E1007431
The Yakama language is a Native American Sahaptin language traditionally spoken by the Yakama people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakama language canonical | 2 |
| Yakama Sahaptin | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Sahaptin language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Columbia River Plateau cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Nez Perce language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umatilla language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
key marker of Yakama identity
ⓘ
vehicle for traditional knowledge transmission ⓘ |
| documentedIn | linguistic fieldwork notes and grammars ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yakama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ichishkíin Sínwit (Yakama variety)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Yakama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakama Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Yakama Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
aspectual distinctions in verbs
ⓘ
case-marking on nouns ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
head-marking language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
ejective consonants
ⓘ
vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | yak ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Plateau Penutian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahaptian ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahaptin language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language programs
ⓘ
language classes in tribal schools ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Yakama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | threatened ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Plateau Penutian language ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Yakama Nation schools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heritage language programs in Washington State ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Columbia Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yakama Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral storytelling traditions
ⓘ
songs and chants ⓘ traditional Yakama ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yakama Sahaptin