Tataviam language
E283860
The Tataviam language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Tataviam people in what is now Southern California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tataviam language canonical | 7 |
| Tataviam-Fernandeño language | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Alliklik
ⓘ
Gabrielino-Fernandeño ⓘ
surface form:
Fernandeño-Tataviam (in some classifications)
|
| associatedPeople | Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians ⓘ |
| attestation | limited wordlists ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
Indigenous peoples of California
ⓘ
surface form:
California Indians
|
| documentationStatus | sparsely documented ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tataviam people ⓘ |
| extinction | 19th century ⓘ |
| glottocode | none ⓘ |
| hasDialect | poorly attested or uncertain ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | none ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Northern Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Uto-Aztecan (proposed)
|
| languageEndangermentStatus | extinct (no native speakers) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Los Angeles County
ⓘ
Ventura County ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| researchField |
Native American linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tataviam people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
San Gabriel Mountains foothills
ⓘ
northern Los Angeles Basin ⓘ upper Santa Clara River Valley ⓘ |
| spokenInPast | pre-contact period in Southern California ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none (primarily oral language) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tataviam language Description of subject: The Tataviam language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Tataviam people in what is now Southern California.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tataviam-Fernandeño language