Wishram language
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Wishram language is a critically endangered Chinookan language of the Pacific Northwest traditionally spoken by the Wishram people along the Columbia River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wishram language canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinookan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ critically endangered language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Upper Chinook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wishram-Wasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe | Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Wasco language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole | important in traditional stories and ceremonies ⓘ |
| documentation | documented by linguists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | language shift to English ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Wishram people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Chinookan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | wac ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Upper Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Penutian (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts | community-based language preservation projects ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInState |
Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | critically endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalArea | Celilo Falls area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Wishram people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.