Klallam language
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The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Klallam language canonical | 3 |
| S’Klallam language | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language
ⓘ
Indigenous language ⓘ Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Clallam language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
S'Klallam language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
North Straits Salish languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Straits Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | key marker of Klallam identity ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Timothy Montler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Beecher Bay First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrthography | standardized practical orthography ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
ejective consonants ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ stress accent ⓘ |
| hasResource |
Klallam language dictionary
ⓘ
Klallam language grammar ⓘ Klallam language teaching materials ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | primary language of Klallam communities before English dominance ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | English ⓘ |
| morphologicalType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| region | Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
school-based language programs ⓘ university collaboration ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Klallam people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
S'Klallam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Central Coast Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
public schools in Klallam communities
ⓘ
tribal education programs ⓘ university courses in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Olympic Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultural ceremonies
ⓘ
songs ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
S’Klallam language