Siletz Dee-ni language
E900446
Athabaskan language
Native American language
endangered language
indigenous language of the United States
Siletz Dee-ni language is an Athabaskan Native American language traditionally spoken by the Siletz people of the central Oregon coast and now the focus of revitalization efforts.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToReservation | Siletz Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityRole | marker of Siletz cultural identity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDomain |
ceremonies
ⓘ
songs ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| documentation |
audio recordings of elders
ⓘ
recorded word lists and texts ⓘ |
| educationUse | taught in tribal language programs ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
boarding school era language suppression
ⓘ
historical assimilation policies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Siletz people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Siletz Athabaskan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siletz Dee-ni NERFINISHED ⓘ Siletz Dee-ni dialect cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | varieties from multiple Athabaskan bands at Siletz Reservation ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sile1243 ⓘ |
| hasPhylum | Dené–Yeniseian hypothesis (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResource | Siletz Dee-ni online dictionary ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | szt ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Na-Dene languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
polysynthetic language
ⓘ
verb-heavy morphology ⓘ |
| preservationPartner | linguists collaborating with Siletz Tribe ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community-based language classes
ⓘ
digital dictionary projects ⓘ online learning materials ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | central Oregon coast ⓘ |
| usedBy | Siletz Reservation community ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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