Wipukpa dialect

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The Wipukpa dialect is a regional variety of the Yavapai language traditionally spoken by a subgroup of the Yavapai people in central Arizona.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Wipukepa (Northeastern Yavapai) 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yavapai language variety
dialect
associatedPeople Wipukepa band
broaderCategory Indigenous language of the Southwestern United States
Native American language dialect
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endangermentCause assimilation policies in the United States
language shift to English
ethnicGroup Yavapai
hasDialectContinuumWith Kewevkapaya dialect
Tolkepaya dialect
Yavbeʼ dialect
surface form: Yavbe dialect
ISO639-3 yav (macrolanguage code for Yavapai)
languageFamily Pai branch
Yuman language family
surface form: Yuman languages
partOf Yavapai traditional territory
region Arizona
spokenBy Wipukpa subgroup
Yavapai people
spokenIn central Arizona
status endangered
subdivisionOf Yavapai language
traditionalArea Mogollon Rim
surface form: Mogollon Rim foothills

Verde Valley
surface form: Verde Valley region
usedFor ceremonial speech
everyday communication (historically)
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script

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Yavapai language hasDialects Wipukpa dialect
Yavapai people hasSubgroup Wipukpa dialect
this entity surface form: Wipukepa (Northeastern Yavapai)