Awaswas
E362271
Costanoan language
Native American language
Ohlone language
extinct language
indigenous language of California
Awaswas is an extinct Ohlone (Costanoan) Native American language once spoken along the central coast of California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Awaswas canonical | 8 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Costanoan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Ohlone language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ indigenous language of California ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Spanish colonization of California
ⓘ
missionization in Alta California ⓘ |
| alternateName | Awaswas Ohlone ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pre-contact indigenous cultures of the central California coast ⓘ |
| causeOfExtinction |
displacement and assimilation of Awaswas people
ⓘ
language shift to Spanish and English ⓘ |
| classification | Native American language of the Pacific Coast ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| documentedIn | linguistic field notes and wordlists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Awaswas people
ⓘ
Ohlone peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Ohlone people
|
| hasSpeakers | 0 native speakers (modern era) ⓘ |
| historicalCommunity | Awaswas villages along the central California coast ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639-3 code assigned ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Costanoan
ⓘ
Ohlone ⓘ |
| languageStatus | no native speakers remaining ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | California linguistic area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Costanoan branch of the Utian languages
ⓘ
Ohlone languages ⓘ
surface form:
Ohlone language continuum
|
| preColonialUse | primary language of Awaswas communities before European contact ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| region |
Central Coast of California
ⓘ
surface form:
central coast of California
|
| relatedTo |
Chochenyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Chochenyo language
Mutsun language ⓘ Rumsen language ⓘ other Ohlone (Costanoan) languages ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts | subject of limited reconstruction and cultural interest ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Monterey Bay Area ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey Bay area
Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Cruz Mountains region
|
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | spoken prior to and during early Spanish colonization of California ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication among Awaswas people (historically)
ⓘ
traditional ceremonial contexts (historically) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (in linguistic documentation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.