Kawaiisu subgroup
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The Kawaiisu subgroup is a branch of the Numic-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin and southern California, associated with the Kawaiisu language and traditional cultures of the region.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people subgroup
ⓘ
Numic subgroup ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Basin region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawaiisu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawaiisu people NERFINISHED ⓘ southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContemporaryLocation |
Kern County, California
GENERATED
ⓘ
southern Sierra Nevada region GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalArea |
California culture area
ⓘ
Great Basin culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndangeredLanguage | Kawaiisu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnolinguisticIdentity | Numic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFoodResource |
acorns
ⓘ
deer ⓘ grass seeds ⓘ pinyon nuts ⓘ small mammals ⓘ wild plants ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | bilateral kinship emphasis ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Kawaiisu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticBranch | Numic branch of Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
rabbit-skin blankets ⓘ rock art ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Kern River Yokuts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kitanemuk people NERFINISHED ⓘ Serrano people NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Tübatulabal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | myths and narratives of the Kawaiisu ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort | Kawaiisu language documentation and teaching projects ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization | small local bands ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualPractice |
shamanism
ⓘ
vision questing ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCulture | Kawaiisu traditional culture ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalEconomy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
seed gathering ⓘ small game hunting ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHousing |
brush shelters
ⓘ
semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalRegion |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mojave Desert margins NERFINISHED ⓘ southern California interior ⓘ southern Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| partOf |
Numic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numic-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ Uto-Aztecan language family communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaks |
Kawaiisu language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numic language ⓘ |
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