Mosan (Noun)
Meaning
A family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Linguists believe that the Mosan language family descended from a single ancestral language that was spoken in the region.
- Research into the Mosan language family has been limited due to its relatively small number of speakers.
- Scholars have identified Salishan and Wakashan languages as potential relatives of the Mosan language family.
- Although the Mosan language family is endangered, some communities are working to preserve their languages through education programs.
- Language isolates within the Mosan language family remain an area of active research for linguists studying the region's languages.