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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan language
Native American language
Southern Athabaskan language
indigenous language of North America
closelyRelatedTo Chiricahua Apache language
linked to: Chiricahua language

Mescalero Apache language
Navajo language
culturalRole medium of traditional narratives
used in ceremonial speech
vehicle for place-based oral histories
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicity Western Apache
family Athabaskan languages
linked to: Athabaskan
glottocode west2635
hasDialect Cibecue Apache
linked to: San Carlos Apache

Northern Tonto
linked to: Tonto Apache

San Carlos Apache
Southern Tonto
White Mountain Apache
hasFeature classificatory verb stems
obligatory pronominal prefixes on verbs
rich aspectual system
rich oral tradition
tone
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
ejective consonants
nasalized vowels
iso639-3 apw
languageBranch Apachean
languageFamilyBranch Western Apachean
linked to: Western Apache
languageStatus threatened
morphologicalFeature complex verb morphology
prefixing verb structure
templatic verb morphology
morphologicalType polysynthetic
region east-central Arizona
revitalizationEffort documented in grammars and dictionaries
taught in some community and tribal schools
scriptType alphabet
spokenBy Western Apache people
linked to: Western Apache
spokenIn Arizona
United States
subfamily Southern Athabaskan languages
linked to: Southern Athabaskan
syntacticType head-marking language
usedFor daily communication in some Western Apache communities
wordOrder SOV-dominant
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Apache tribes speaks Western Apache language
Navajo language closelyRelatedTo Western Apache language
Apache hasLanguage Western Apache language
Yavapai-Apache Nation hasTraditionalLanguage Western Apache language
Western Apache usesLanguage Western Apache language
Southern Athabaskan hasMajorLanguage Western Apache language
Southern Athabaskan hasMajorLanguage Cibecue Apache language
linked to: Western Apache language
Southern Athabaskan hasMajorLanguage White Mountain Apache language
linked to: Western Apache language
Southern Athabaskan hasNotableLanguage Western Apache language
Lipan language closelyRelatedTo Western Apache language
Apachean languages hasMember Western Apache language
Apachean languages hasWellDocumentedLanguage Western Apache language
Jicarilla language closelyRelatedTo Western Apache language