Flathead language
E484291
The Flathead language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Bitterroot Salish (Flathead) people of the northwestern United States, particularly in Montana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flathead language canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
Salishan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Bitterroot Salish language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bitterroot Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | flat1247 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFunction |
maintenance of traditional knowledge
ⓘ
transmission of oral history ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
place names ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Plateau linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
incorporation ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kootenai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Spokane language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
ejective consonants
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ uvular consonants ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
audio recordings
ⓘ
dictionary ⓘ grammar description ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
head-marking
ⓘ
verb-initial tendencies ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | fla ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
cultural heritage of the Bitterroot Salish
ⓘ
cultural heritage of the Flathead Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language courses
ⓘ
immersion programs for children ⓘ language classes on the Flathead Reservation ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Bitterroot Salish people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flathead people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern United States ⓘ |
| subfamily | Interior Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Salish Kootenai College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
schools on the Flathead Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Bitterroot Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flathead Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByOrganization | Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.