Cupan languages
E942843
The Cupan languages are a subgroup of Uto-Aztecan Indigenous languages once spoken in Southern California, known for including languages such as Cupeño and Cahuilla.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cupan languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Uto-Aztecan languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Takic–Cupan subgroup (in some classifications) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Cahuilla people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cupeño people NERFINISHED ⓘ Juaneño people NERFINISHED ⓘ Luiseño people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-attested subgroup within Uto-Aztecan linguistics ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Native Californian cultures ⓘ |
| documentation | described in 20th-century linguistic fieldwork ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | mountain and desert areas of Southern California ⓘ |
| historicalChange | declined rapidly after European-American colonization ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-contact era in California ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Cahuilla language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cupeño language NERFINISHED ⓘ Juaneño language ⓘ Luiseño language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Inland Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gabrielino-Fernandeño (Tongva) language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serrano language NERFINISHED ⓘ Takic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalization | subject of language revitalization efforts for some member languages ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Indigenous peoples of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Southern California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| status |
mostly extinct
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Northern Uto-Aztecan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ verb-final tendencies in some constructions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (in modern documentation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.