Delta–California Yuman

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Delta–California Yuman is a branch of the Yuman language family comprising closely related indigenous languages historically spoken in the lower Colorado River delta and coastal regions of southern California and northern Baja California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yuman language subgroup
branch of language family
characterizedBy closely related member languages
classificationStatus recognized subgroup within Yuman by many linguists
endangermentStatus member languages are endangered
hasAlternativeName Delta–California branch of Yuman
Delta–California subgroup of Yuman
hasGeographicDistribution lower Colorado River delta
northern Baja California
northwestern Mexico
southern California
linked to: Southern California

southwestern United States
hasMemberLanguage Cocopah language
Kiliwa language
Kumeyaay language
Mojave language
Paipai language
Quechan language
hasMorphologicalFeature complex verbal morphology (typical of Yuman languages)
hasPhonologicalFeature rich consonant inventories (typical of Yuman languages)
hasRelationTo Colorado River Yuman languages
River Yuman branch
historicalStatus historically spoken in coastal southern California
historically spoken in northern Baja California
historically spoken in the lower Colorado River delta
languageFamilyRegion North America
partOf Yuman language family
spokenBy indigenous peoples of the lower Colorado River region
spokenInPastBy Cocopah people
Kiliwa people NERFINISHED
Kumeyaay people
Mojave people
Paipai people
Quechan people
studiedInField Native American linguistics
Yuman linguistics
subclassOf Hokan languages (proposed)
linked to: Hokan languages

Yuman languages
typologicalFeature agglutinative morphology (typical of Yuman languages)
verb–final tendencies (typical of Yuman languages)
usedFor everyday communication (historically)
oral tradition
ritual and ceremonial speech

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

Yuman hasSubfamily Delta–California Yuman
Ipai-Tipai subfamily Delta–California Yuman
Diegueño language subfamily Delta–California Yuman
U.S. Cocopa subgroupOf Delta–California branch of Yuman
linked to: Delta–California Yuman
Cocopah language subfamily Delta–California Yuman
Ipai subfamily Delta–California Yuman
Tipai people languageBranch Delta–California Yuman languages
linked to: Delta–California Yuman
Core Yuman relatedTo Delta–California Yuman languages
linked to: Delta–California Yuman
Kamia dialect subfamily Delta–California Yuman languages
linked to: Delta–California Yuman
Delta–California Yuman hasAlternativeName Delta–California subgroup of Yuman
linked to: Delta–California Yuman
Southwestern branch of Yuman languages hasAlternativeName Southwestern Yuman
linked to: Delta–California Yuman