Gabrielino language
E899199
The Gabrielino language, also known as Tongva, is an Uto-Aztecan Indigenous language historically spoken by the Tongva people of the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands in California.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language
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Native American language ⓘ Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gabrieleño
NERFINISHED
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Kizh (as a language name, less common) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongva NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongva language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityOrganization | Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe and related Tongva organizations support language work ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole |
central to Tongva cultural identity
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used in traditional songs and place names ⓘ |
| documentation |
documented in field notes and wordlists by early 20th-century linguists
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has modern pedagogical materials created by Tongva community members ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tongva people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examplePlaceName |
Cahuenga (from a Tongva or related Takic toponym)
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Topanga (from a Tongva toponym) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tujunga (from a Tongva or related Takic toponym) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Los Angeles Basin
NERFINISHED
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San Gabriel Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Channel Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Orange County, California ⓘ parts of San Bernardino County, California ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no ISO 639-3 code assigned (often grouped under other Takic codes in older sources) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language (within Uto-Aztecan norms) ⓘ |
| phonologyFeature |
contrastive vowel length (reported in some descriptions)
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rich consonant inventory typical of Takic languages ⓘ |
| placeNameInfluence | source of many place names in the Los Angeles region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cahuilla language
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Fernandeño language ⓘ Kitanemuk language NERFINISHED ⓘ Luiseño language NERFINISHED ⓘ Serrano language ⓘ |
| revitalization |
community-based language revitalization efforts are ongoing
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language classes are offered by Tongva community members and organizations ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Gabrielino-Tongva people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tongva people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| status |
moribund
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severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Uto-Aztecan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Takic branch ⓘ |
| threatFactor |
English language dominance
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colonization and missionization in the Los Angeles area ⓘ historical suppression of Indigenous languages in California ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (in modern documentation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.