San Carlos Apache language

E892016

The San Carlos Apache language is an Athabaskan language spoken by the San Carlos Apache people of Arizona, known for its complex verb morphology and central role in Apache cultural identity.

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San Carlos Apache language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan language
Southern Athabaskan language
indigenous language of North America
branchOf Apachean languages NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Chiricahua Apache language NERFINISHED
Cibecue Apache language NERFINISHED
Mescalero Apache language NERFINISHED
Tonto Apache language NERFINISHED
White Mountain Apache language NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endangeredStatus threatened
hasFeature aspectual morphology
classificatory verb stems
complex verb morphology
ejective consonants
mode distinctions
nasalized vowels
prefixing verb structure
pronominal prefixes
tonal contrasts
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
polysynthetic
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant clusters
contrastive tone
glottalized consonants
hasRevitalizationEfforts community language programs
documentation projects
school-based instruction
hasRole central element of San Carlos Apache cultural identity
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
iso639-3Code apw
languageFamily Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED
partOf Apachean branch of Athabaskan
Western Apache dialect complex NERFINISHED
region San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
spokenBy San Carlos Apache people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Arizona NERFINISHED
subfamily Southern Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED
usedBy tribal government of the San Carlos Apache Tribe
usedFor everyday communication in the San Carlos Apache community
oral storytelling
prayers
songs
traditional ceremonies
usedIn kinship terminology
traditional ecological knowledge transmission
traditional place names

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Southern Athabaskan hasMajorLanguage San Carlos Apache language