Catawba language
E218536
Catawba language is an endangered Siouan language historically spoken by the Catawba people of the southeastern United States, primarily in South Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catawba language canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Catawba language Context triple: [Catawba, nativeLanguage, Catawba language]
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Tuscarora language
The Tuscarora language is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Tuscarora people of the Eastern Woodlands, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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B.
Cherokee language
The Cherokee language is an indigenous Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people, notable for its unique syllabary writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century.
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C.
Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
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D.
Munsee language
The Munsee language is an Eastern Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Munsee Lenape people of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers.
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E.
Cocopah language
The Cocopah language is a Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Cocopah people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Catawba language Target entity description: Catawba language is an endangered Siouan language historically spoken by the Catawba people of the southeastern United States, primarily in South Carolina.
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A.
Tuscarora language
The Tuscarora language is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Tuscarora people of the Eastern Woodlands, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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B.
Cherokee language
The Cherokee language is an indigenous Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people, notable for its unique syllabary writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century.
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C.
Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
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D.
Munsee language
The Munsee language is an Eastern Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Munsee Lenape people of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, now critically endangered with only a few fluent speakers.
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E.
Cocopah language
The Cocopah language is a Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Cocopah people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Siouan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Catawban branch of Siouan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | marker of Catawba identity ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Frank G. Speck
ⓘ
James H. Merrell ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | language shift to English ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Catawba Indian Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Catawba people
|
| glottocode | cata1287 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Catawba ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Catawba
ⓘ
surface form:
Catawban
Iswa ⓘ |
| hasCommunityPrograms | Catawba language classes for tribal members ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verb inflection
ⓘ
noun incorporation ⓘ verb-based morphology ⓘ |
| hasLoanLanguageInfluenceFrom | English language ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| historicalUseBy | Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | chc ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | English language ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| phonologicalType | consonant–vowel syllable structure ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | South Carolina ⓘ |
| regionType | indigenous language of the Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Saponi language
ⓘ
Tutelo language ⓘ Woccon language ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Catawba Indian Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Catawba Indian Nation reservation
York County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Eastern Siouan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Siouan languages
|
| UNESCOStatus | critically endangered ⓘ |
| usedBy | Catawba cultural and ceremonial contexts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Catawba cultural education programs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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Subject: Catawba language Description of subject: Catawba language is an endangered Siouan language historically spoken by the Catawba people of the southeastern United States, primarily in South Carolina.
Referenced by (3)
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