Hokan languages
E11435
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
Aliases (9)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical language family
→
linguistic hypothesis → proposed language macrofamily → |
| basisOfGrouping |
phonological similarities
→
shared lexical items → shared morphological patterns → |
| continent |
North America
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| documentationStatus |
many member languages extinct or endangered
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| fieldOfStudy |
Native American linguistics
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historical linguistics → |
| hasCharacteristic |
lexical similarities among member languages
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typological similarities among member languages → |
| hasIssue |
insufficient regular sound correspondences demonstrated
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lack of consensus on membership of families → possible influence of language contact → |
| hasSubgroup |
California Hokan
→
Northern Hokan → Southern Hokan → |
| includes |
Chimariko language
→
Coahuiltecan languages → Esselen language → Karuk language → Pomoan languages → Salinan language → Seri language → Shasta language → Tequistlatecan languages → Washo language → Yana language → Yokutsan languages → Yuman languages → |
| namedAfter |
word for two in several proposed member languages
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| proposalDate |
early 20th century
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| proposedBy |
Alfred L. Kroeber
→
Roland B. Dixon → |
| region |
Mexico
→
western United States → |
| relatedConcept |
Amerind hypothesis
→
Penutian languages → |
| spokenIn |
Arizona
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Baja California → California → Oregon → northwestern Mexico → |
| status |
controversial
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not widely accepted by historical linguists → |
Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Cocopa language
("Hokan (proposed) language family")
→
Cocopah people ("Hokan language family (proposed)") → Indigenous peoples of California → Ipai language ("Hokan (proposed) language family") → Karok → Kumeyaay language ("Hokan language family") → Salinan language → Shasta language → |
languageFamily |
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California Hokan
("Hokan language family")
→
Havasupai–Hualapai language ("Hokan language stock (proposed)") → Tipai ("Hokan language phylum (proposed)") → |
partOf |
|
Upland Yuman
("Hokan languages (proposed)")
→
Yana language ("Hokan language family (proposed)") → Yuman language family → |
subclassOf |
|
Hokan languages
("Northern Hokan")
→
Hokan languages ("Southern Hokan") → |
hasSubgroup |
|
Shasta language
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hasCategory |
|
California linguistic area
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includesLanguageFamily |
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Chimariko language
("Hokan language phylum (hypothetical)")
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isPartOf |
|
Esselen language
→
|
possibleFamily |