Cocopah language

Cocopah
Kwikapa
Native toMexico, United States
RegionBaja California, Arizona, Sonora
EthnicityCocopah
Native speakers
US: 370 (2015)[1]
Mexico: 180 (2020)[1]
Yuman–Cochimí
  • Core Yuman
    • Delta–Californian
      • Cocopah
Language codes
ISO 639-3coc
Glottologcoco1261
ELPCocopah
Cocopa is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Cocopah is a Delta language of the Yuman language family spoken by the Cocopah. Cocopah is believed to have derived from the Hokan language, and it is related to the other Native American languages of Mojave and Kumeyaay.[2] Cocopah is considered an endangered language, with fewer than 400 speakers at the turn of the 21st century. However, in an effort to keep the language alive, Yuma County's Cocopah Museum began offering classes teaching Cocopah to children in 1998.

  1. ^ a b Cocopah at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Vocabulary in Native American Languages. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09, 2018, from http://www.native-languages.org/cocopa_words.htm