Western Apache language

E257006

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 (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Western Yavapai → language → Western Yavapai dialect ⓘ
linked to: Western Apache language
Tonto Apache → speaksLanguage → Western Apache language ⓘ
Tonto Apache → speaksLanguage → Tonto Apache dialect of Western Apache ⓘ
linked to: Western Apache language
Tonto Apache → autonymLanguage → Western Apache language ⓘ
White Mountain Apache Tribe → language → Western Apache language ⓘ
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation → language → Western Apache language ⓘ
Bedonkohe → language → Western Apache language ⓘ
White Mountain Apache Reservation → traditionalLanguage → Western Apache language ⓘ
Fort Apache Apache → language → Western Apache language ⓘ
San Carlos Apache → language → Western Apache language ⓘ
Lipan Apache language → closelyRelatedTo → Western Apache language ⓘ
Ndé language → closelyRelatedTo → Western Apache language ⓘ
Navajo-Apachean → hasMember → Western Apache language ⓘ
Navajo-Apachean → hasPrimaryLanguage → Western Apache language ⓘ
San Carlos Apache language → partOf → Western Apache dialect complex ⓘ
linked to: Western Apache language
San Carlos Apache language → closelyRelatedTo → White Mountain Apache language ⓘ
linked to: Western Apache language
San Carlos Apache language → closelyRelatedTo → Cibecue Apache language ⓘ
linked to: Western Apache language
Southern Tonto → partOf → Western Apache language ⓘ
Southern Tonto → partOf → Tonto dialect of Western Apache ⓘ
linked to: Western Apache language
Mescalero → relatedTo → Western Apache language ⓘ