Kizh language
E892839
The Kizh language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Indigenous Kizh (often grouped with the Tongva/Gabrielino) people of the Los Angeles Basin in Southern California.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedPeopleAutonym | Kizh GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedPeopleExonym | Gabrielino GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMission | Mission San Gabriel Arcángel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroFamily | Uto-Aztecan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-attested but sparsely documented ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cahuilla language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luiseño language ⓘ Serrano language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentedBy |
early linguists of California
ⓘ
mission records ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Gabrielino people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kizh people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongva people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
colonialism
ⓘ
language shift to English ⓘ language shift to Spanish ⓘ missionization in California ⓘ |
| family | Uto-Aztecan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gabrieleño-Fernandeño
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabrielino language ⓘ Kizh-Tongva NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongva language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts | yes ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no widely used ISO 639-3 code under the name "Kizh" ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Takic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Northern Uto-Aztecan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | California linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenGroupedWith | Tongva language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenLabeledAs | Gabrielino-Tongva language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColonialStatus | primary language of Kizh communities ⓘ |
| preContactUse | intercommunity communication in Los Angeles Basin ⓘ |
| region |
Los Angeles Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| revitalizationLedBy | Kizh Nation community members ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Indigenous people of the Los Angeles Basin ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Los Angeles Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ San Gabriel Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Takic branch ⓘ |
| timeDepthOfAttestation | historic period after Spanish contact ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.