Chehalis language
E1003856
The Chehalis language is a now-extinct Salishan language once spoken by the Chehalis people of western Washington State in the Pacific Northwest.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Chehalis language | 3 |
| Upper Chehalis language | 3 |
| Chehalis language canonical | 1 |
| Chehalis language (Native American) | 1 |
| Łəw̓ál̕məš (for Lower Chehalis, sometimes associated) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12598484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Chehalis language Context triple: [Chinook Wawa, hasLexicalSource, Chehalis language]
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A.
Quinault language
The Quinault language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Salishan family traditionally spoken by the Quinault people of western Washington State.
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B.
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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C.
Klallam language
The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
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D.
Wasco-Wishram language
The Wasco-Wishram language is a nearly extinct Native American language of the Chinookan family traditionally spoken along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Duwamish language
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chehalis language Target entity description: The Chehalis language is a now-extinct Salishan language once spoken by the Chehalis people of western Washington State in the Pacific Northwest.
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A.
Quinault language
The Quinault language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Salishan family traditionally spoken by the Quinault people of western Washington State.
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B.
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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C.
Klallam language
The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
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D.
Wasco-Wishram language
The Wasco-Wishram language is a nearly extinct Native American language of the Chinookan family traditionally spoken along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Duwamish language
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Salishan language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chehalis
ⓘ
Tsihalis ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| documentedIn | field notes by linguists of Salishan languages ⓘ |
| endonym |
Łəw̓ál̕məš (for Lower Chehalis, sometimes associated)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chehalis language
|
| ethnicGroup | Chehalis people ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | language shift to English ⓘ |
| familyColor | American ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Lower Chehalis
ⓘ
linked to:
Chehalis
Upper Chehalis ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
predicate-initial word order tendencies
ⓘ
reduplication ⓘ use of lexical suffixes ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
glottalized consonants
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
ergative-like alignment patterns ⓘ head-marking ⓘ polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | cea ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Coast Salish subgroup
ⓘ
linked to:
Coast Salish languages
|
| languageBranch |
Coastal Salish
ⓘ
linked to:
Coast Salish peoples
|
| languageCodeType | ISO 639-3 ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| region |
Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
|
| relatedTo |
Cowlitz language
ⓘ
Halkomelem language ⓘ
linked to:
Halkomelem
Lushootseed language ⓘ
linked to:
Lushootseed
Squamish language ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Chehalis people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
western Washington State ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
everyday communication among Chehalis people ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
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Referenced by (9)
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