Linguistic isolate in the context of "Washo people"

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👉 Linguistic isolate in the context of Washo people

The Washoe or Waší:šiw are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at the border between California and Nevada. Many Washoe people today are enrolled in the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, though some are enrolled in the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and the Susanville Indian Rancheria. The Washoe language is a linguistic isolate.

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Linguistic isolate in the context of Elam (Hebrew Bible)

Elam (/ˈləm/; עֵילָם‘Elam) in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10:22, Ezra 4:9) is said to be one of the sons of Shem, the son of Noah. The name is also used (as in Akkadian) for the ancient country of Elam in what is now southwestern Iran, whose people the Hebrews believed to be the offspring of Elam, son of Shem (Genesis 10:22). This implies that the Elamites were considered Semites by the Hebrews. Their language was not one of the Semitic languages, but is considered a linguistic isolate.

Elam (the nation) is also mentioned in Genesis 14, describing an ancient war in the time of Abraham, involving Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam at that time.

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Linguistic isolate in the context of Tonkawa

The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe from Oklahoma and Texas. Their Tonkawa language, now extinct, is a linguistic isolate. Today, Tonkawa people are enrolled in the federally recognized Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, headquartered in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. They have more than 700 tribal citizens.

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