Mountain Cahuilla
E278632
Mountain Cahuilla is a dialect of the Cahuilla language traditionally spoken by the Cahuilla people in the mountainous regions of Southern California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mountain Cahuilla canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cahuilla language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
ⓘ
surface form:
Desert Cahuilla
Cahuilla people ⓘ
surface form:
Pass Cahuilla
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup |
Cahuilla people
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahuilla
|
| hasGrammar | similar to other Cahuilla dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | similar to other Cahuilla dialects ⓘ |
| hasType | indigenous language variety of California ⓘ |
| isOralTraditionDominant | true ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Takic languages ⓘ |
| languageCodeStatus | often grouped under Cahuilla (chl) in ISO 639-3 ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| languageOf |
Cahuilla Indian reservations
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahuilla Indian Reservation (historically)
|
| partOf | Cahuilla language ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
documentation by linguists ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Cahuilla communities in mountain areas ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Inland Southern California mountains ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Cahuilla language ⓘ |
| traditionalArea | mountainous regions of Southern California ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Cahuilla people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ traditional narratives ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.