Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous languages of California

Indigenous languages of California watchlist • Article Quality Stats Update

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
 * 2) Invite new users, with  
 * 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  
 * 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

 * , Interested in Native American languages in Incubator, indigenous California placenames
 * , Primarily interested in the Maiduan languages
 * , primarily interested in the Numic languages
 * , not a linguist but have been trying to flesh out California tribal articles over the years
 * , interested in lesser-known languages that need to be mentioned more; also in Chumashan languages
 * , Primarily interested in and speaker of the Washo language
 * , 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 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:

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)