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.

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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.

Wahkeena Creek nameEtymologyLanguage Yakama language
Yakama Nation traditionalLanguage Yakama language
this entity surface form: Yakama Sahaptin