Luiseño language
E239249
The Luiseño language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan Native American language traditionally spoken in Southern California by the Luiseño people.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luiseño language canonical | 22 |
| Luiseño | 6 |
| Juaneño language | 5 |
| La Jolla Luiseño dialect | 1 |
| Luiseño-Juaneño language | 1 |
| Luiseño–Juaneño | 1 |
| Soboba Luiseño dialect | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Luiseño language
ⓘ
surface form:
Luiseño
Luiseño language ⓘ
surface form:
Luiseño–Juaneño
Payómkawichum language ⓘ |
| branch |
Northern Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
Takic ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cahuilla language
ⓘ
Gabrielino-Fernandeño language ⓘ
surface form:
Gabrielino-Fernandeño (Tongva) language
Kitanemuk language ⓘ Serrano language ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentedBy |
Alfred L. Kroeber
ⓘ
surface form:
A. L. Kroeber and P. S. Sparkman
Alfred L. Kroeber ⓘ Eric Elliott ⓘ Jane H. Hill ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Luiseño people ⓘ |
| family |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan language family
|
| hasDialect |
Juaneño
ⓘ
Luiseño proper ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
rich system of suffixes ⓘ stress accent ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| hasResource |
Luiseño dictionaries
ⓘ
Luiseño grammars ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | lui ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
head-marking language ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mission San Luis Rey de Francia ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
documentation and archiving projects
ⓘ
language classes in Luiseño communities ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Juaneño descendants
ⓘ
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians members ⓘ Pala Band of Mission Indians members ⓘ Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians members ⓘ Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians members ⓘ Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians members ⓘ Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians members
|
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Takic branch ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
Southern California coast and inland valleys
ⓘ
northern San Diego County ⓘ parts of Riverside County ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
oral narratives and stories ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Juaneño language
this entity surface form:
Luiseño
this entity surface form:
Luiseño
this entity surface form:
Luiseño
this entity surface form:
Luiseño
this entity surface form:
Luiseño–Juaneño
this entity surface form:
Juaneño language
this entity surface form:
Luiseño-Juaneño language
this entity surface form:
Luiseño
this entity surface form:
Luiseño
this entity surface form:
Juaneño language
subject surface form:
Cupeño language