Proto-Haida

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language
gptkbp:associatedWith shared with other languages in the family
gptkbp:conservationEfforts cultural assimilation
gptkbp:culturalHeritage oral traditions
traditional storytelling
songs and dances
recognized_by_UNESCO
gptkbp:culturalSignificance central_to_Haida_people
important_to_Haida_identity
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Haida
Haida_dialects
gptkbp:family Haida_language_family
gptkbp:format compounding and affixation
gptkbp:historicalPeriod study of language evolution
before_European_contact
gptkbp:historicalRecords limited written records available
gptkbp:historicalSignificance limited archaeological evidence
foundation_of_Haida_language
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Proto-Haida
gptkbp:influencedBy other_Northwest_Coast_languages
gptkbp:language gptkb:Na-Dene_languages
not applicable
agglutinative morphology
isolating language
limited documentation available
SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) order
considered endangered
ergative-absolutive alignment
unique phonological rules
influence from neighboring languages
historically used in rituals
part of broader linguistic landscape
unique to Haida languages
evolved_into_modern_Haida
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction scholarly research ongoing
efforts to record oral histories
gptkbp:languageSpoken community-led initiatives
efforts by linguists and community members
ongoing_efforts_by_Haida_communities
gptkbp:mythology rich in folklore
gptkbp:notableFeature polysynthetic structure
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Haida
gptkbp:phonology distinctive sounds
complex consonant clusters
gptkbp:propagationMethod comparative linguistics
gptkbp:providesResourcesFor focus on reconstruction techniques
gptkbp:region Northwest_Coast_of_North_America
gptkbp:relatedTo Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas
gptkbp:socialStructure tribal_organization
gptkbp:soundtrack none (extinct)
gptkbp:status reconstructed language
gptkbp:style traditional carving and weaving
gptkbp:subclass Native_American_language
gptkbp:timePeriod Prehistoric