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makah language
The MakahLanguage is a SouthernWakashanLanguage of Canada. SIL code: MYH. ISO 639-2: wak. Population: 10 to 30 speakers (1997), and others who use it as second language, out of 900 population on the reservation, and others not on the reservation (1995 Davissons). Region: Northern tip of Olympic Peninsula, opposite Vancouver Island, Washington. Alternate names: KWE-NEE-CHEE-AHT, KWEEDISHCHAAHT. Comments: Bilingualism in English. Most or all speakers are elderly (1998). There is a Makah Cultural Center. Grammar. Makah is taught bilingually in preschool on the reservation and is ongoing throughout grade school, although not heavily encouraged.(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.
 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.
 southern wakashan languageOf the five WakashanLanguages, two related languages are classified as a SouthernWakashanLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 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.
 wakashan languageA WakashanLanguage is any of five languages found in Canada that form a family of languages apparently unrelated to others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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