Koyukon language
E354280
The Koyukon language is an Indigenous Athabaskan language spoken by the Koyukon people of interior Alaska, particularly along the middle Yukon River.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koyukon language canonical | 6 |
| Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary | 1 |
| Koyukon Athabaskan language | 1 |
| Upper Koyukon language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3357048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Koyukon language Context triple: [Northern Athabaskan languages, hasMember, Koyukon language]
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A.
Dena’ina language
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
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B.
Gwich’in language
The Gwich’in language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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C.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
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D.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Southern Tutchone
Southern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Southern Tutchone people in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Koyukon language Target entity description: The Koyukon language is an Indigenous Athabaskan language spoken by the Koyukon people of interior Alaska, particularly along the middle Yukon River.
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A.
Dena’ina language
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
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B.
Gwich’in language
The Gwich’in language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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C.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
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D.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Southern Tutchone
Southern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Southern Tutchone people in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ Native American language ⓘ Northern Athabaskan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Alaskan Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaskan Athabaskan languages
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Dena’ina language
ⓘ
Gwich’in language ⓘ
surface form:
Gwichʼin language
Koyukon-Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea | Subarctic ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Eliza Jones
ⓘ
James Kari ⓘ Jules Jetté ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Koyukon ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Denaakk’e
ⓘ
Koyukon Athabaskan ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Koyukon
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Koyukon
Koyukon ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Koyukon
Koyukon ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Koyukon
|
| hasDictionary |
Koyukon Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary
|
| hasGlottocode | koyu1237 ⓘ |
| hasGrammarDescription | Koyukon Athabaskan grammar ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
polysynthetic
ⓘ
prefixing verb morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
rich consonant inventory typical of Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
tonal contrasts in some analyses ⓘ |
| hasSOVOrder | yes ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO639-2 | koy ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO639-3 | koy ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | a few hundred speakers or fewer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Na-Dene
ⓘ
surface form:
Na-Dene language family
|
| region |
Yukon River
ⓘ
surface form:
Yukon River basin
|
| revitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
documentation and archiving projects ⓘ school-based language programs in Alaska ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | middle Yukon River ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Koyukon people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
interior Alaska ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
|
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
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oral history ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| usesOrthographyDevelopedBy | J. P. Harrington ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
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Referenced by (9)
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