 The Gabrieleño language was on the brink of extinction by 1900, so only fragmentary records of the indigenous language and culture of the Gabrieleño have been preserved.Gabrieleño was one of the Cupan languages in the Takic language group, which is part of the Uto-Aztecan family of languages.It may be considered a dialect with Fernandeño, but it has not been a language of everyday conversation since the 1940s.