Wakashan languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language_family
gptkbp:cultural_influence loanwords from French
loanwords from English
on regional culture
on local traditions
on local English dialects
on personal names
on place names
gptkbp:cultural_practices oral history
traditional storytelling
songs and chants
ceremonial language use
art and crafts terminology
gptkbp:cultural_significance important to Indigenous identity
gptkbp:ethnolinguistic_group gptkb:Wakashan_peoples
gptkbp:has_cognates Salish languages
Tsimshianic languages
gptkbp:has_dialects Heiltsuk dialects
Nuu-chah-nulth dialects
Kwakiutl dialects
Haisla dialects
gptkbp:has_documentation gptkb:educational_materials
linguistic research
gptkbp:has_features complex verb morphology
polysynthetic structure
noun incorporation
gptkbp:historical_impact coastal Indigenous cultures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wakashan languages
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Heiltsuk
gptkb:Kwakiutl
gptkb:Haisla
gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Northwest_Coast_languages
gptkbp:language regional dialects
sociolects
historical dialects
Wakashan
creole forms
pidgin forms
gptkbp:language_of_instruction immersion programs
gptkbp:language_revitalization community initiatives
gptkbp:language_support critically endangered
gptkbp:notable_speakers approximately 1,000
gptkbp:preservation_efforts language revitalization programs
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Salishan_languages
gptkb:Tsimshian_languages
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:system Latin script
Syllabics
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Salishan_languages
gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5