Havasupai–Hualapai language

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The Havasupai–Hualapai language is an indigenous Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai and Hualapai peoples of northwestern Arizona.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Havasupai language 2
Havasupai–Walapai–Yavapai language 2
Havasupai dialect 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language
Yuman language
indigenous language
spoken language
closelyRelatedTo Walapai language
Yavapai language
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicity Havasu Canyon
surface form: Havasupai

Hualapai people
surface form: Hualapai
glottocode hava1248
hasAlternativeName Havasupai people
surface form: Havasupai / Hualapai

Hualapai people
surface form: Havasupai-Hualapai

Walapai
surface form: Walapai-Havasupai
hasDialect Havasupai dialect
Walapai language
surface form: Hualapai dialect
hasMorphologicalFeature complex verb morphology
derivational prefixes and suffixes
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory
iso639-3Code yuf
isSubjectOf linguistic documentation projects in Arizona
languageBranch Pai
languageFamily Yuman
partOf Hokan languages
surface form: Hokan language stock (proposed)

Yuman language family
region Grand Canyon National Park
surface form: Grand Canyon area

Havasu Canyon
Hualapai Indian Reservation
surface form: Hualapai Reservation
spokenBy Havasupai people
Hualapai people
spokenIn Arizona
United States of America
surface form: United States

northwestern Arizona
status endangered language
subfamilyOf Pai branch of Yuman languages
typology agglutinative language
polysynthetic language
usedIn community education programs
oral storytelling
traditional ceremonies
wordOrder SOV-dominant
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (11)

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

Yavapai language closelyRelatedTo Havasupai–Hualapai language
Walapai language hasDialect Havasupai–Hualapai language
this entity surface form: Havasupai dialect
Lower Colorado River region hasIndigenousLanguage Havasupai–Hualapai language
Supai, Arizona hasIndigenousLanguage Havasupai–Hualapai language
Yuman–Cochimí languages hasLanguage Havasupai–Hualapai language
Upland Yuman hasMember Havasupai–Hualapai language
this entity surface form: Havasupai–Walapai–Yavapai language
Upland Yuman hasMember Havasupai–Hualapai language
this entity surface form: Havasupai language
Yuman language family hasMemberLanguage Havasupai–Hualapai language
Navajo Falls hasPrimaryLanguageOfLocalCommunity Havasupai–Hualapai language
this entity surface form: Havasupai language
Walapai language Havasupai–Hualapai language
this entity surface form: Hualapai language
Walapai language subclassOf Havasupai–Hualapai language
this entity surface form: Havasupai–Walapai–Yavapai language