Towa language
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Towa is a Native American language spoken by the Towa (Jemez) people of New Mexico and is part of the Puebloan language family.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Puebloan language ⓘ indigenous language of the United States ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Jemez language
ⓘ
Towa NERFINISHED ⓘ Towa (Jemez) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable language ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | north-central New Mexico ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasCommunityControlOverDocumentation | strong ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Jemez Pueblo traditions
ⓘ
Puebloan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Towa [tow] ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | jeme1242 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Jemez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | tow ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePolicyContext | subject to U.S. indigenous language policies ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate | a few thousand speakers ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ nasal vowels ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
school-based instruction at Jemez Pueblo ⓘ |
| hasStandardizedOrthography | community-developed orthography ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | linguistic fieldwork studies ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | maintenance of Jemez identity ⓘ |
| isOfficialLanguageOf | none ⓘ |
| isPrimarilyOral | true ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy | linguists as part of the Kiowa–Tanoan family ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Kiowa language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tewa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiwa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenNativelyBy | most residents of Jemez Pueblo ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
daily communication in Jemez Pueblo
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kiowa–Tanoan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puebloan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Sandoval County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Jemez people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Towa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| spokenInCommunity | Jemez Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tanoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.