Duwamish language
E300798
Coast Salish language
Native American language
endangered language
indigenous language of North America
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duwamish language canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Dkhw’Duw’Absh language ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Seattle ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Duwamish people
ⓘ
surface form:
Duwamish tribe
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole |
ceremonial language of the Duwamish people
ⓘ
oral tradition language of the Duwamish people ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
English language dominance
ⓘ
assimilation policies ⓘ colonization ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
prefixing morphology ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ suffixing morphology ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| regionType | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Duwamish people ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| status |
nearly extinct
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subFamily | Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Puget Sound region
ⓘ
greater Seattle area ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle area
|
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.