Shoshoni language

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Shoshoni language is a Native American language of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family, traditionally spoken by the Shoshone people in the western United States.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language
Uto-Aztecan language
language
basicWordOrder SOV
closelyRelatedTo Comanche language
Gosiute language
linked to: Gosiute dialect

Timbisha language
country United States of America
ethnicGroup Shoshone people
glottocode shos1248
hasDialect Eastern Shoshoni dialect
linked to: Shoshoni language

Gosiute dialect
Northern Shoshoni dialect
linked to: Shoshoni language

Panamint (Timbisha) dialect
linked to: Timbisha language

Western Shoshoni dialect
linked to: Shoshoni language
hasFeature postpositions
rich verbal morphology
switch-reference system
tone or pitch accent
vowel length contrast
hasResource Shoshoni language dictionary
linked to: Shoshoni language

Shoshoni language grammar
Shoshoni language textbooks
hasRevitalizationProgram language immersion classes
university-based language courses
isPartOf Central Numic languages
linked to: Central Numic
languageCodeISO639-2 shh
languageCodeISO639-3 shh
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan language family
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
morphologicalType agglutinative language
numberOfSpeakers several thousand
region California
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
western United States
status endangered language
subfamily Numic branch
taughtAt Great Basin College
Idaho State University
University of Utah
usedBy Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
Eastern Shoshone Tribe
Goshute people
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

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

Northern Uto-Aztecan containsLanguage Shoshoni language
Proto-Numic ancestorOf Shoshoni language
Mono language closelyRelatedTo Shoshoni language
Central Numic languages includes Shoshone language
subject linked to: Numic languages
linked to: Shoshoni language
Central Numic languages includes Timbisha language
subject linked to: Numic languages
linked to: Shoshoni language
Shoshone language Shoshone language
linked to: Shoshoni language
Comanche language closelyRelatedTo Shoshoni language
Northern Paiute language closelyRelatedTo Shoshoni language
Goshute nativeLanguage Goshute language
linked to: Shoshoni language
Central Numic hasMember Shoshoni language
Timbiša closelyRelatedTo Shoshoni language
Shoshoni language hasDialect Northern Shoshoni dialect
linked to: Shoshoni language
Shoshoni language hasDialect Western Shoshoni dialect
linked to: Shoshoni language
Shoshoni language hasDialect Eastern Shoshoni dialect
linked to: Shoshoni language
Shoshoni language hasResource Shoshoni language dictionary
linked to: Shoshoni language
Panamint (Koso) language relatedTo Shoshoni language
Wind River Indian Reservation primaryLanguages Shoshone language
linked to: Shoshoni language
Lemhi Shoshone language Shoshone language
linked to: Shoshoni language
Great Basin linguistic area hasLanguage Shoshoni language
Teewinot Mountain hasNameOrigin Shoshone language
linked to: Shoshoni language
Gosiute partOf Shoshoni language
Gosiute hasAlternativeName Goshute dialect of Shoshoni
linked to: Shoshoni language