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Wappo language

Wappo is an extinct language that was spoken by the Wappo tribe, Native Americans who lived in what is now known as the Alexander Valley north of San Francisco. The last fluent speaker, Laura Fish Somersal, died in 1990. The loss of this language is attributed to a preference for English in schools and workplaces. Wappo is generally believed to be…

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PatientOblique argumentsAccusative caseUnmarkedNominative case
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ELP
Wappo
Ethnicity
Wappo people
Extinct
July 30, 1990, with the death of Laura Fish Somersal 2 (1994)
Glottolog
wapp1239
ISO 639-3
wao
Language family
Wappo

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Wappo language

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples80
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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Wappo language

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related to Bibliography · 57
Wappo language → American Archaeology, American Indian Languages The, Aug, California, California Press, California Publications, Cambridge University Press, Campbell, Charles, CS1, Ed, English-Wappo Vocabulary, Ethnology, Goddard, Government Printing Office, Handbook, Historical Linguistics, ISBN, Ives, Jesse
related to External links · 12
Wappo language → California, California Language Archive Archived, Endangered Language DocumentationWappo, Language Archived, Napa County, Other Indian LanguagesWappo TextsOLAC, Survey, Wappo, Wappo Language Project, Wayback MachineA Reference Grammar, Wayback MachineWappo Indians, Western Institute
see also · 2
Wappo language → Wappo, WappoYuki
ELP · 1
Wappo language → Wappo
Ethnicity · 1
Wappo language → Wappo people
Extinct · 1
Wappo language → July 30, 1990, with the death of Laura Fish Somersal 2 (1994)
Glottolog · 1
Wappo language → wapp1239
ISO 639-3 · 1
Wappo language → wao
Language family · 1
Wappo language → Wappo
Native to · 1
Wappo language → United States

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wappo nom language case 1sg used suffix languages verb english also word words question marked spanish thompson examples added ah

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Wappo languageELPWappo1.00infobox
Wappo languageEthnicityWappo people1.00infobox
Wappo languageExtinctJuly 30, 1990, with the death of Laura Fish Somersal 2 (1994)1.00infobox
Wappo languageGlottologwapp12391.00infobox
Wappo languageISO 639-3wao1.00infobox
Wappo languageLanguage familyWappo1.00infobox
Wappo languageNative toUnited States1.00infobox
Wappo languageRegionAlexander Valley, California1.00infobox
-piinstance ofwhich is marked with suffixes0.80text
Wappo languagerelated to BibliographyCampbell0.60section
Wappo languagerelated to BibliographyLyle0.60section
Wappo languagerelated to BibliographyAmerican Indian Languages The0.60section

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