California Hokan

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hypothetical language family branch proposed language subgroup

California Hokan is a proposed subgroup of the Hokan language family comprising several indigenous languages historically spoken in what is now the state of California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothetical language family branch ⓘ
proposed language subgroup ⓘ
comprises Chimariko language ⓘ
Esselen language ⓘ
Karuk language ⓘ
Pomoan languages ⓘ
Salinan language ⓘ
Shastan languages ⓘ
Washo language ⓘ
Yana language ⓘ
Yuman languages ⓘ
hasAlternativeName California branch of Hokan (proposed) ⓘ
hasBasis lexical similarities ⓘ
morphological similarities ⓘ
hasClassificationStatus controversial ⓘ
not universally accepted ⓘ
hasDocumentationStatus poorly documented for several member languages ⓘ
hasLanguageStatus largely extinct or endangered ⓘ
hasLocation California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

North America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasRegion Central California ⓘ
surface form: central California

Northern California ⓘ
surface form: northern California

Southern California ⓘ
surface form: southern California
hasSubgroupRelation grouping within broader Hokan hypothesis ⓘ
hasSubjectArea Native American linguistics ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ
language classification ⓘ
hasTimePeriod historical period before widespread English use in California ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ
hasUncertainty membership of individual languages debated ⓘ
partOf Hokan languages ⓘ
surface form: Hokan language family
proposedBy various historical linguists ⓘ
spokenBy Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
surface form: indigenous peoples of California

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hokan languages → hasSubgroup → California Hokan ⓘ