Mescalero
E892051
Apachean language
Native American language
Southern Athabaskan language
indigenous language of the United States
Mescalero is a Southern Athabaskan language variety traditionally spoken by the Mescalero Apache people of the Southwestern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mescalero canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apachean language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Southern Athabaskan language ⓘ indigenous language of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | marker of Mescalero Apache identity ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mescalero Apache language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mescalero-Chiricahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | indigenous languages of North America ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Mescalero Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apachean branch of Athabaskan ⓘ |
| region | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chiricahua language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jicarilla language NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Apache language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Mescalero Apache people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Mescalero Apache Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
polysynthetic morphology
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ verb-centered morphology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mescalero Apache ceremonies
ⓘ
Mescalero Apache cultural practices ⓘ Mescalero Apache oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.