Omaha–Ponca language

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The Omaha–Ponca language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Omaha and Ponca tribes of the central United States, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
alternativeName Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
surface form: Omaha language

Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
surface form: Ponca language
classification Western Siouan language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Kansa language ⓘ
Osage language ⓘ
Quapaw language ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalRole key marker of Omaha identity ⓘ
key marker of Ponca identity ⓘ
endangermentStatus severely endangered ⓘ
ethnicGroup Omaha tribe ⓘ
Ponca ⓘ
surface form: Ponca tribe
hasGlottocode omah1245 ⓘ
hasISOCode oma ⓘ
hasLinguasphereCode 64-ABAB-d ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ
hasResourceType audio recordings ⓘ
dictionaries ⓘ
grammars ⓘ
hasSpeakerTrend declining number of fluent speakers ⓘ
historicalStatus traditionally spoken by Omaha and Ponca tribes ⓘ
languageFamily Siouan languages ⓘ
surface form: Siouan language family
linguisticTypology polysynthetic language ⓘ
morphologyType agglutinative ⓘ
preservationStatus subject of preservation efforts ⓘ
region Nebraska ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
revitalizationActivities community language classes ⓘ
curriculum development in tribal schools ⓘ
documentation and recording projects ⓘ
revitalizationStatus subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ
spokenBy Omaha people ⓘ
Ponca ⓘ
surface form: Ponca people
subfamily Dhegihan branch ⓘ
traditionalRegion central United States ⓘ
usedBy Omaha tribe ⓘ
surface form: Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

Ponca ⓘ
surface form: Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Ponca ⓘ
surface form: Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
usedIn traditional Omaha ceremonies ⓘ
traditional Ponca ceremonies ⓘ
wordOrder SOV ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

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

Omaha people → language → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Siouan languages → majorLanguage → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Ho-Chunk language → relatedLanguage → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Kansa language → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Omaha → language → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Ponca → language → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ponca language
Omaha tribe → language → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Omaha–Ponca language → alternativeName → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha language
Omaha–Ponca language → alternativeName → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ponca language
Omaha Reservation → hasTraditionalLanguage → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Osage language → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Quapaw language → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Winnebago language → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Chiwere language → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Kaw language → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Káⁿza → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Dhegihan branch → hasMember → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Dhegihan branch → hasMember → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha language
Dhegihan branch → hasMember → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ponca language
Dhegihan branch → closelyRelatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
Dhegihan languages → hasMember → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
Dhegihan languages → relatedTo → Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Missouri River Siouan languages