Shasta language
E76187
Native American language
extinct language
indigenous language of California
indigenous language of Oregon
The Shasta language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Shasta people of northern California and southern Oregon, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
→
extinct language → indigenous language of California → indigenous language of Oregon → |
| alternateName |
Chasta Costa
→
Sasti → Shastan → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| documentedBy |
linguists in the early 20th century
→
linguists in the late 19th century → |
| documentedIn |
grammatical sketches
→
word lists → |
| ethnicity |
Shasta people
→
|
| extinctionStatus |
no native speakers remaining
→
|
| geographicDistribution |
Klamath River region
→
Scott River valley → Shasta Valley → |
| glottologCode |
shas1239
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|
| hasCategory |
Extinct languages of North America
→
Hokan languages → Indigenous languages of the North American West Coast → |
| hasDialect |
Konomihu
→
New River Shasta → Okwanuchu → Scott Valley Shasta → Shasta Valley Shasta → |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative
→
head-marking → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
→
rich consonant inventory → |
| ISO639-3 |
sht
→
|
| languageEndangerment |
dormant
→
|
| languageFamily |
Hokan languages
→
|
| languageFamilyStatus |
proposed
→
|
| region |
northern California
→
southern Oregon → |
| relatedTo |
Achumawi language
→
Karuk language → other Hokan languages (proposed) → |
| spokenBy |
Shasta people
→
|
| status |
extinct
→
|
| subgroupOf |
Shastan languages
→
|
| usedBy |
Shasta people for traditional oral literature
→
|
| usedIn |
ceremonial contexts
→
traditional narratives → |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hokan languages
→
|
includes |
|
Chimariko language
→
|
neighboringLanguage |