Hokan hypothesis

E1030063

language family proposal linguistic hypothesis

The Hokan hypothesis is a proposed linguistic grouping that suggests several Native American language families of western North America may share a common ancestral origin.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hokan language hypothesis	1
Hokan–Coahuiltecan hypothesis	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	language family proposal ⓘ linguistic hypothesis ⓘ
basisOfDebate	insufficient regular sound correspondences ⓘ limited shared basic vocabulary ⓘ
concernsLanguages	Native American languages ⓘ
concernsRegion	western North America ⓘ
documentationIssue	many proposed member languages are poorly documented ⓘ
evaluatedBy	Lyle Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary R. Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Golla NERFINISHED ⓘ
evidenceType	comparative linguistic evidence ⓘ
field	Native American linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ
geographicScope	Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubgroupingIssues	internal classification is unclear ⓘ membership of languages is disputed ⓘ
includesProposedFamily	Achumawi language GENERATED ⓘ Atsugewi language GENERATED ⓘ Chimariko language GENERATED ⓘ Chumashan languages GENERATED ⓘ Coahuiltecan languages GENERATED ⓘ Esselen language GENERATED ⓘ Karuk language family GENERATED ⓘ Pomoan languages GENERATED ⓘ Salinan language GENERATED ⓘ Seri language GENERATED ⓘ Shasta languages GENERATED ⓘ Washo language GENERATED ⓘ Yana language GENERATED ⓘ Yuman languages GENERATED ⓘ
influenced	classification of California indigenous languages ⓘ
isComparedTo	Penutian hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ
proposalDate	early 20th century ⓘ
proposedBy	Alfred L. Kroeber NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland B. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ
proposes	common ancestral origin for several language families ⓘ genetic relationship among several Native American language families ⓘ
relatedConcept	language macrofamily ⓘ long-range comparison in linguistics ⓘ
status	controversial ⓘ not widely accepted ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hokan (proposed) → hasAlternativeName → Hokan hypothesis ⓘ

Mamulique language → possibleFamily → Hokan hypothesis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hokan–Coahuiltecan hypothesis

Shastan languages → relatedTo → Hokan hypothesis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hokan language hypothesis