Washo

indigenous language isolate spoken in the Western United States
Language language Q34198
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Washo is a language[1] of the United States[2].

Washo

Summary

Washo is a language[1]. Washo ranks in the top 4% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washo is in the country of United States[3].
  • Washo's instance of is recorded as language[4].
  • Washo's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Washo's ISO 639-2 code is recorded as was[6].
  • Washo's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as was[7].
  • Washo's GOST 7.75–97 code is recorded as ваш 132[8].
  • Washo's subclass of is recorded as Indigenous languages of the Americas[9].
  • Washo's subclass of is recorded as Hokan[10].
  • Washo's writing system is recorded as Latin script[11].
  • Washo's IETF language tag is recorded as was[12].
  • Washo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034tj7[13].
  • Washo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Washo language[14].
  • Washo's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300389551[15].
  • Washo's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[16].
  • Washo's Glottolog code is recorded as wash1253[17].
  • Washo's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Washoe-language[18].
  • Washo's WALS lect code is recorded as was[19].
  • Washo's Ethnologue.com language code is recorded as was[20].
  • Washo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'was', 'text': 'wáꞏšiw ʔítlu'}[21].
  • Washo's distribution map is recorded as Washo lang.png[22].
  • Washo's different from is recorded as Washo[23].
  • Washo's UNESCO language status is recorded as 4 severely endangered[24].
  • Washo's endangeredlanguages.com ID is recorded as 1149[25].
  • Washo's indigenous to is recorded as California[26].
  • Washo's indigenous to is recorded as Nevada[27].

Why It Matters

Washo ranks in the top 4% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2] Washo has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Washo is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Red Book of Endangered Languages. Retrieved . unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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