Nuxalk language
E488290
The Nuxalk language is an indigenous language of the Nuxalk people of British Columbia, Canada, noted for its complex consonant clusters and minimal use of vowels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nuxalk language canonical | 3 |
| Bella Coola language | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Salishan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Bella Coola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Nuxalk Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nuxalk people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Northwest Coast linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
derivational morphology
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Halkomelem language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuswap language NERFINISHED ⓘ Squamish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
absence of phonemic vowels in some words
ⓘ
complex consonant clusters ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ large consonant inventory ⓘ minimal use of vowels ⓘ syllabic consonants ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
predicate-initial tendencies
ⓘ
relatively free word order ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | blc ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
fieldwork-based grammars
ⓘ
phonological research on consonant clusters ⓘ studies in Salishan linguistics ⓘ |
| isUsedFor | cultural transmission among Nuxalk people ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
ceremonies
ⓘ
songs ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| name | Nuxalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | very few fluent speakers ⓘ |
| region | Central Coast of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ school-based instruction ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | undergoing language revitalization ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bella Coola Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bella Coola branch ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Nuxalk orthography ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bella Coola language