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Sigma KEE - WesternKeresLanguage
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western keres language
The WesternKeresLanguage is a KeresLanguage of the UnitedStates. SIL code: KJQ. ISO 639-2: nai. Population: 3,391 speakers out of 5,880 population (57.7%) including 1,695 Laguna speakers out of 3,526 population, 1,696 Acoma out of 2,354 (1980 census). Region: New Mexico, north central. Alternate names: WESTERN KERES PUEBLO. Dialects: ACOMA (LAGUNA). Comments: In Acoma most adults speak the language but some younger people prefer English and many children do not speak the language. In Laguna most or all speakers are middle-aged or over. Percentage under 18 years old who are speakers: 47.7%, including Laguna 32.3%, Acoma 67.9%, above 18: 75.1%. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Bible portions 1966-1997.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 keres languageA KeresLanguage is either of two closely related languages, spoken in the UnitedStates, forming a distinct family of languages that are unrelated to any others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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