Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:language_family
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| gptkbp:community_involvement |
crucial for revitalization efforts
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| gptkbp:conference |
held to discuss preservation and revitalization
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| gptkbp:cultural_identity |
strongly tied to language
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| gptkbp:cultural_influence |
on regional dialects of English
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| gptkbp:cultural_practices |
songs, stories, and rituals
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
important to indigenous cultures
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| gptkbp:dialectal_variation |
exists within languages
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| gptkbp:gender |
some languages have gender distinctions
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| gptkbp:geographic_distribution |
British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Alaska
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| gptkbp:has_cognates |
shared vocabulary among related languages
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| gptkbp:has_documentation |
varies by language
available online and in print aim to preserve languages developing in some communities |
| gptkbp:has_features |
polysynthetic structure
varies by language |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
early records by explorers and missionaries
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
European colonization
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Northwest Coast languages
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| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Wakashan_languages
gptkb:Salishan_languages gptkb:Tsimshian_languages gptkb:Haida_language Chinookan languages |
| gptkbp:intergenerational_transmission |
important for language survival
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| gptkbp:language |
Amerindian languages
increasing among younger generations supported by local governments with other indigenous languages high among different tribes in daily life varies by community influenced by government initiatives other indigenous languages of North America |
| gptkbp:language_endangerment_status |
many are endangered
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| gptkbp:language_exchange_programs |
promote learning among communities
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| gptkbp:language_families |
part of larger language families
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| gptkbp:language_of_instruction |
immersion and community-based approaches
increasing through technology |
| gptkbp:language_research_institutions |
involved in documentation and study
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| gptkbp:language_revitalization |
funding and resources
supported by various organizations ongoing in many communities |
| gptkbp:language_support |
varies from healthy to critically endangered
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| gptkbp:language_survival_strategies |
community engagement and education
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| gptkbp:linguistic_research |
ongoing by linguists
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| gptkbp:notable_speakers |
varies by language
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| gptkbp:recognition |
by local and national governments
diverse and complex |
| gptkbp:spoken_in |
Northwest Coast of North America
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| gptkbp:system |
varies by language
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Salishan_languages
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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