Choynimni

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Choynimni is a dialect of the Yokutsan language family traditionally spoken by Indigenous people in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Choynimni canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yokutsan language variety
dialect
category Indigenous languages of California
Native American languages of North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endangermentStatus severely endangered
ethnicGroup Yokuts people
hasAncestor Yokutsan languages
surface form: Proto-Yokuts
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative morphology
hasPhonologicalType consonant-rich phonology
hasWordOrder flexible word order
indigenousTo California, United States
surface form: California

San Joaquin Valley
languageFamily Yokutsan
languageFamilyHigher Yok-Utian (proposed)
location Central California
region San Joaquin Valley
relatedTo Tachi
Yokutsan languages
surface form: Yokutsan dialect continuum
sharesFeaturesWith Other Valley Yokuts dialects
spokenBy Indigenous peoples of California
state California, United States
surface form: California
subdivisionOf Northern Valley Yokuts
surface form: Valley Yokuts

Yokutsan languages
subjectOf linguistic documentation efforts
traditionalStatus traditionally spoken
usedIn ceremonial contexts
traditional oral literature
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yokutsan languages hasDialect Choynimni
Palewyami relatedTo Choynimni