Makah

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Makah is an Indigenous language of the Southern Wakashan family traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous language
Wakashan language
associatedPeople Makah Nation NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Ditidaht language NERFINISHED
Nuu-chah-nulth language NERFINISHED
country United States of America
culturalSignificance core component of Makah identity
integral to Makah ceremonial life
documentation archival field notes by linguists
audio recordings of elders
endangeredStatus severely endangered
ethnicGroup Makah people NERFINISHED
glottocode maka1318
glottologName Makah NERFINISHED
governingBody Makah Tribal Council NERFINISHED
hasAncestor Proto-Wakashan language NERFINISHED
hasDialects OZET dialect
hasDictionary Makah-English dictionary NERFINISHED
hasGrammarDescription reference grammar of Makah
hasOnlineResources digital Makah language learning materials
hasOrthography community-developed practical orthography
ISO639-3 myh
languageFamily Southern Wakashan NERFINISHED
Wakashan
languageRevitalization Makah language classes in schools
community-based language programs
morphologicalType polysynthetic language
neighboringLanguages Klallam language NERFINISHED
Quileute language NERFINISHED
phonologicalFeature ejective consonants
uvular consonants
region Neah Bay, Washington NERFINISHED
spokenIn United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington State NERFINISHED
northwestern Olympic Peninsula
status heritage language
subclassOf Southern Wakashan language NERFINISHED
syntacticFeature head-marking morphology
taughtAt Makah Cultural and Research Center NERFINISHED
Makah schools in Neah Bay
traditionalUse ceremonial speech
oral storytelling
traditional ecological knowledge transmission
usedBy Makah Tribal Council in cultural programs
usedIn Makah cultural education materials
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Wakashan languages includesLanguage Makah
subject surface form: Southern Wakashan languages
Quileute neighboringTribe Makah