Tongva language
E257284
The Tongva language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language historically spoken in the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands by the Tongva (Gabrielino) people, now the focus of revitalization efforts after near extinction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tongva language canonical | 13 |
| Tongva dictionary | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Gabrielino language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | mission Indians of the Los Angeles area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
San Gabriel Mission ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-attested within Takic subgroup ⓘ |
| colonialImpact | language shift to Spanish and English ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole | key element of Tongva cultural identity ⓘ |
| documentation |
archival materials in museums and universities
ⓘ
wordlists collected by early linguists ⓘ |
| education | taught in some community and tribal programs ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | critically endangered language ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tongva people ⓘ |
| examplePlaceName |
Azusa
ⓘ
Cahuenga ⓘ Topanga ⓘ Tujunga ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | nearly extinct ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Takic branch ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan language family
|
| languageShift | primarily English-speaking community today ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluence | place names in the Los Angeles region ⓘ |
| media | used in some songs and performances ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | agglutinative features ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Kizh language
ⓘ
Luiseño language ⓘ Serrano language ⓘ |
| phonologicalType | consonant-rich phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| region |
Los Angeles Basin
ⓘ
Southern Channel Islands region ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Channel Islands
|
| relatedTo |
Cahuilla language
ⓘ
Kitanemuk language ⓘ Luiseño language ⓘ Serrano language ⓘ |
| revitalization |
community-based language classes
ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Gabrielino people
ⓘ
Tongva people ⓘ |
| status | revitalized language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| timeDepth | spoken in the region for thousands of years ⓘ |
| use |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
language learning programs for youth ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tongva dictionary