Piipaash

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Piipaash are a Native American people of the lower Colorado River region, closely related to the Maricopa and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Piipaa 2
Pa ipai 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous ethnic group
closelyRelatedTo Maricopa
culturallyDistinctFrom neighboring O’odham groups
culturallyRelatedTo other Yuman-speaking peoples
ethnolinguisticGroup Yuman
hasAlternativeName Pee-Posh
Piipaash
surface form: Piipaa

Piipaash people
hasCulturalTradition basketry
distinct language
pottery
riverine subsistence practices
traditional ceremonies
hasEthnonymOrigin autonym in their own language
hasOralTradition stories tied to Colorado River landscape
historicallyAssociatedWith Colorado River
Gila River
Maricopa people
languageFamily Yuman language family
nativeTo Arizona
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States

lower Colorado River region
recognizedAs distinct tribal group by anthropologists
speaks Piipaash language
traditionalRegion Sonoran Desert
surface form: Sonoran Desert region

Lower Colorado River region
surface form: lower Colorado River valley
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
riverine agriculture

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maricopa alternativeName Piipaash
this entity surface form: Piipaa
Maricopa language autonym Piipaash
Piipaash hasAlternativeName Piipaash
this entity surface form: Piipaa
Maricopa people hasAutonym Piipaash
Paipai people hasEndonym Piipaash
this entity surface form: Pa ipai
Maricopa nativeName Piipaash