Western Apache language
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The Western Apache language is an Athabaskan language spoken by Western Apache communities in Arizona, known for its complex verb morphology and rich oral tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Apache language canonical | 11 |
| Cibecue Apache language | 1 |
| White Mountain Apache language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2336135 — 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: Western Apache language Context triple: [Apache tribes, speaks, Western Apache language]
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A.
Comanche language
The Comanche language is a Native American Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Comanche people of the southern Plains, now critically endangered with few fluent speakers.
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B.
Northern Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages spoken primarily in northwestern Canada and Alaska, forming a northern branch of the larger Athabaskan language family.
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C.
Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
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D.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
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E.
Navajo language
The Navajo language is an Athabaskan Native American language spoken primarily by the Navajo people of the Southwestern United States and known for its complex verb morphology and historical use as a World War II code.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Western Apache language Target entity description: The Western Apache language is an Athabaskan language spoken by Western Apache communities in Arizona, known for its complex verb morphology and rich oral tradition.
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A.
Comanche language
The Comanche language is a Native American Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Comanche people of the southern Plains, now critically endangered with few fluent speakers.
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B.
Northern Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages spoken primarily in northwestern Canada and Alaska, forming a northern branch of the larger Athabaskan language family.
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C.
Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
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D.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
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E.
Navajo language
The Navajo language is an Athabaskan Native American language spoken primarily by the Navajo people of the Southwestern United States and known for its complex verb morphology and historical use as a World War II code.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Southern Athabaskan language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chiricahua language
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiricahua Apache language
Mescalero Apache language ⓘ Navajo language ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
medium of traditional narratives
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used in ceremonial speech ⓘ vehicle for place-based oral histories ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Western Apache ⓘ |
| family |
Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
|
| glottocode | west2635 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
San Carlos Apache
ⓘ
surface form:
Cibecue Apache
Tonto Apache ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Tonto
San Carlos Apache ⓘ Southern Tonto ⓘ White Mountain Apache Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
White Mountain Apache
|
| hasFeature |
classificatory verb stems
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obligatory pronominal prefixes on verbs ⓘ rich aspectual system ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
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ejective consonants ⓘ nasalized vowels ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | apw ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Apachean ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch |
Western Apache
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surface form:
Western Apachean
|
| languageStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
prefixing verb structure ⓘ templatic verb morphology ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| region | east-central Arizona ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
documented in grammars and dictionaries
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taught in some community and tribal schools ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabet ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Western Apache
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surface form:
Western Apache people
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| spokenIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subfamily |
Southern Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Athabaskan languages
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| syntacticType | head-marking language ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication in some Western Apache communities ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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Subject: Western Apache language Description of subject: The Western Apache language is an Athabaskan language spoken by Western Apache communities in Arizona, known for its complex verb morphology and rich oral tradition.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.