Juaneño
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Juaneño is a dialect of the Luiseño language historically spoken by Indigenous people associated with Mission San Juan Capistrano in Southern California.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
variety of the Luiseño language ⓘ |
| alternateName | Acjachemen language variety ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Juaneño Band of Mission Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Indigenous people of Mission San Juan Capistrano ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Catholicism (mission period)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Luiseño dialects ⓘ |
| colonialContext | Spanish mission system in Alta California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityIdentification | symbol of Juaneño/Acjachemen cultural identity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDomain |
oral narratives
ⓘ
songs and prayers ⓘ traditional ceremonial practices ⓘ |
| currentUse | limited use in cultural and educational contexts ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
linguistic field notes
ⓘ
mission records ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
English language dominance in California
ⓘ
missionization and assimilation policies ⓘ |
| endonymRelatedTo | Acjachemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonymOrigin | Spanish name derived from San Juan Capistrano ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory typical of Takic languages ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenIn | Mission San Juan Capistrano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish language (lexical borrowing) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| missionFounded | Mission San Juan Capistrano (1776) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologyType | polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous languages of California ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community language classes
ⓘ
documentation and archival work ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Luiseño language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Takic branch ⓘ |
| usedAt | Mission San Juan Capistrano church services (historically) ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication among local Indigenous people (historically) ⓘ |
| wordOrder | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (mission orthography) ⓘ |
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