Yurok language
E282872
The Yurok language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yurok people of northwestern California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yurok language canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algic language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of California ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
central to Yurok identity
ⓘ
used in prayers ⓘ used in songs ⓘ used in traditional stories ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Yurok people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yurok
|
| governingBody |
Yurok people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yurok Tribe
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Weitspekan
ⓘ
Yurok-Puliklah ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Puliklah ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | yuro1248 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Yurok ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | yur ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDocumentation |
dictionaries
ⓘ
grammars ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersStatus | very few fluent speakers ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | once widely spoken along the lower Klamath River ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algic ⓘ |
| languageRevivalGoal |
increase number of fluent speakers
ⓘ
intergenerational transmission in Yurok families ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northwestern California ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| region |
Klamath River
ⓘ
Pacific coast of northwestern California ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Wiyot language ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language programs
ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ language classes in local schools ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Yurok people ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ritwan ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
schools on the Yurok Reservation
ⓘ
universities in California ⓘ |
| threatFactor |
English language dominance
ⓘ
boarding school policies in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultural practices
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.