Kawaiisu
E143422
Native American people
Uto-Aztecan language
indigenous language of California
indigenous people of California
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kawaiisu canonical | 10 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ indigenous language of California ⓘ indigenous people of California ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tehachapi Indians
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliente Indians
Kawaiisu-Tehachapi ⓘ Owens Valley Paiute ⓘ
surface form:
Paiute-Kawaiisu
Tehachapi, California ⓘ
surface form:
Tehachapi
Tehachapi Indians ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Southern Paiute language
ⓘ
Tübatulabal language ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasGlottocode | kawa1280 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | xaw ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Kawaiisu language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| modernReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Kawaiisu language ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United States Census as a Native American group ⓘ |
| region |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chemehuevi
ⓘ
Kern River Yokuts ⓘ Southern Paiute people ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute
Tübatulabal ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kawaiisu self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Numic languages
ⓘ
Numic languages ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basketry ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorns
ⓘ
piñon nuts ⓘ small game ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelters
ⓘ
semisubterranean houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Numic