Ohlone languages

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indigenous languages of the Americas language family

Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous languages of the Americas →
language family →
alsoKnownAs Costanoan languages →
country United States →
culturalAssociation Ohlone traditional culture →
documentedBy linguist Alfred L. Kroeber →
linguist John Peabody Harrington →
hasMember Awaswas language →
Chalon language →
Chochenyo language →
Karkin language →
Mutsun language →
Ramaytush language →
Rumsen language →
Tamyen language →
historicalStatus largely dormant by early 20th century →
languageFamilyOf Awaswas language →
Chalon language →
Chochenyo language →
Karkin language →
Mutsun language →
Ramaytush language →
Rumsen language →
Tamyen language →
linguisticTypology agglutinative →
suffixing →
partOf California indigenous languages →
region Monterey County →
San Benito County →
San Francisco Peninsula →
Santa Clara Valley →
relatedTo Miwok languages →
revitalizationEfforts community language classes →
dictionary and grammar projects →
spokenBy Ohlone people →
spokenIn California →
central California coast →
status endangered →
revitalized (some varieties) →
subclassOf Penutian languages (proposed) →
Utian languages →
timeDepth pre-contact period of central California →
traditionalRegion Big Sur coast →
Monterey Bay area →
San Francisco Bay Area →
usedFor ceremonial practices →
oral tradition →
place names in central California →
writingSystem Latin script (for modern documentation) →
Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Costanoan languages →
Costanoan languages ("Ohlonean languages") →
alternativeName
California Penutian languages →
Utian →
hasPart
Costanoan languages →
alsoKnownAs
Ohlone peoples →
languageFamily
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