Native American languages of the Great Basin
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Native American languages of the Great Basin are a group of Indigenous languages traditionally spoken by tribes in the arid Great Basin region of the western United States, many of which belong to the Uto-Aztecan language family.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American languages
ⓘ
group of Indigenous languages ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
Native American languages of the United States
ⓘ
North American Indigenous languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high degree of endangerment
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oral tradition ⓘ small numbers of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Central Numic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Numic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Numic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Bannock
NERFINISHED
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Comanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ Gosiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawaiisu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mono NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ Panamint NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Ute NERFINISHED ⓘ Washo NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesLanguageFamily |
Isolate languages
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Numic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau Penutian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Uto-Aztecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Comanche people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gosiute people NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawaiisu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mono people NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Paiute people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshone people NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Paiute people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ute people NERFINISHED ⓘ Washoe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in some communities
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storytelling ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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