Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous languages of California

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Inspiration...

• WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America
• WikiProject Endangered languages
• 27th Annual California Indian Conference, California State University San Marcos, Oct. 5-6, 2012

Categories

• Category:Indigenous languages of California

Stuff to do

1. Tag articles with {{WikiProject Indigenous languages of California|class= |importance= }}
2. Invite new users, with {{WikiProject Indigenous languages of California Invite|--~~~~}}
3. Make a userbox
4. Add missing languages to the Languages of California template
5. Write article, Indigenous languages of California
6. Add more maps like the one at Cahuilla language (come up with a way to generate them automatically?)
7. Figure out how to deal with dialect vs. language issues such as Chumashan languages
8. Add indigenous California placenames to articles

Improving stubs

1. Tag stub articles with {{na-lang-stub}}
2. Add links to information about the languages from the standard websites:
   

• Ethnologue
• Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
• OLAC
• California Language Archive

Participants

• Djembayz (talk · contribs), Interested in Native American languages in Incubator, indigenous California placenames
• Cyberherbalist (talk · contribs), Primarily interested in the Maiduan languages
• Taivo (talk · contribs), primarily interested in the Numic languages
• Uyvsdi (talk · contribs), not a linguist but have been trying to flesh out California tribal articles over the years
• Stevey7788 (talk · contribs), interested in lesser-known languages that need to be mentioned more; also in Chumashan languages
• Blackbird5555 (talk · contribs), Primarily interested in and speaker of the Washo language
• JohnDillinger43 (talk · contribs), Interested in numeral systems and language documentation/revitalization

List of California Native Languages

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

• List of last known speakers of California indigenous languages

Incubator test Wikipedias in California Native languages

• Konkow (Recent changes)
• Chetco-Tolowa (Recent changes)
• Washo (Recent changes)

Incubator things to do

1. Add new Wikipedias in indigenous California languages to Incubator
2. Find a teacher who can have students write simple sentences on Incubator pages
3. Partner with Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia to create spoken language content

List of language groups (including putative or contested groups) that include California languages

Algic · Athabaskan · Chumashan · Hokan · Maiduan · Na-Dené · Numic · Palaihnihan · Penutian · Pomoan · Shastan · Utian Uto-Aztecan · Wintuan · Yok-Utian · Yokutsan · Yuki-Wappo · Yuman ·

Maps

Here are some in-progress maps:

• 
  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:

1. Add ISO-639-3 language tags to the individual language elements in SVG files.
2. Generate or create more locator maps. (Posted a query about how best to do this at Stack Overflow.)
3. Create maps that help visualize the language stocks and groups (contentious as they may be).
4. Add labels to maps (to SVGs, so they can be translated)

External links

• Native American tribes in California at DBpedia