Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous languages of California
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Inspiration...[edit]
- WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America
- WikiProject Endangered languages
- 27th Annual California Indian Conference, California State University San Marcos, Oct. 5-6, 2012
Categories[edit]
Stuff to do[edit]
- Tag articles with {{WikiProject Indigenous languages of California|class= |importance= }}
- Invite new users, with {{WikiProject Indigenous languages of California Invite|--~~~~}}
- Make a userbox
- Add missing languages to the Languages of California template
- Write article, Indigenous languages of California
- Add more maps like the one at Cahuilla language (come up with a way to generate them automatically?)
- Figure out how to deal with dialect vs. language issues such as Chumashan languages
- Add indigenous California placenames to articles
Improving stubs[edit]
- Tag stub articles with {{na-lang-stub}}
- Add links to information about the languages from the standard websites:
Participants[edit]
- Djembayz, Interested in Native American languages in Incubator, indigenous California placenames
- Cyberherbalist, Primarily interested in the Maiduan languages
- User:Taivo, primarily interested in the Numic languages
- User:Uyvsdi, not a linguist but have been trying to flesh out California tribal articles over the years
- Stevey7788, interested in lesser-known languages that need to be mentioned more; also in Chumashan languages
- Blackbird5555, Primarily interested in and speaker of the Washo language
- JohnDillinger43, Interested in numeral systems and language documentation/revitalization
List of California Native Languages[edit]
Achumawi language · Atsugewi language · Awaswas language · Barbareño language · Bear River language · Cahuilla language · Central Pomo language · Chalon language · Chemehuevi language · Chimariko language · Chochenyo language · Coast Miwok language · Cupeño language · Eastern Pomo language · Esselen language · Gabrielino language · Hupa language · Ineseño language · Interior Chumash language · Island Chumash language · Juaneño language · Karkin language · Karuk language · Kashaya language · Kato language · Kawaiisu language · Kitanemuk language · Konkow language · Konomihu language · Kumeyaay (Diegueño) language · Lake Miwok language · Lassik language · Luiseño language · Maidu language · Maricopa language · Mattole language · Modoc language · Mojave language · Mono language · Mutsun language · New River Shasta language · Nisenan language · Nomlaki language · Nongatl language · Northeastern Pomo language · Northern Paiute language · Northern Pomo language · Northern Yukian language · Obispeño language · Okwanuchu language · Panamint language · Patwin language · Plains Miwok language · Purisimeño language · Quechan (Yuma) language · Ramaytush language · Rumsen language · Saclan language · Salinan language · Serrano language · Shasta language · Sierra Miwok language · Sinkyone language · Southeastern Pomo language · Southern Pomo language · Southern Sierra Miwok language · Tamyen language · Tataviam language · Tolowa language · Tubatulabal language · Ventureño language · Wailaki language · Wappo language · Washo language · Wintu language · Wiyot language · Yana language · Yokuts language · Yurok language
Last speakers of California indigenous languages[edit]
Incubator test Wikipedias in California Native languages[edit]
Incubator things to do[edit]
- Add new Wikipedias in indigenous California languages to Incubator
- Find a teacher who can have students write simple sentences on Incubator pages
- Partner with Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia to create spoken language content
List of language groups (including putative or contested groups) that include California languages[edit]
Algic · Athabaskan · Chumashan · Hokan · Maiduan · Na-Dené · Numic · Palaihnihan · Penutian · Pomoan · Shastan · Utian Uto-Aztecan · Wintuan · Yok-Utian · Yokutsan · Yuki-Wappo · Yuman ·
Maps[edit]
Here are some in-progress maps:
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This one is the "reference" map I'm using to create locator maps. -
From Cahuilla language. -
Colored version of outline map of the native languages of California. -
SVG-ized version of a nice .gif map of Maiduan languages by User:Cyberherbalist.
Map things to do:[edit]
- Add ISO-639-3 language tags to the individual language elements in SVG files.
- Generate or create more locator maps. (Posted a query about how best to do this at Stack Overflow.)
- Create maps that help visualize the language stocks and groups (contentious as they may be).
- Add labels to maps (to SVGs, so they can be translated)
External links[edit]
