U.S. Cocopa

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U.S. Cocopa is a regional dialect of the Cocopa language spoken by Cocopah communities in the United States.


Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional dialect
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Cocopah Indian Reservation
surface form: Cocopah
hasAlternativeName U.S. Cocopah dialect
United States Cocopa variety
hasDialectOf Cocopa language
hasGrammar similar to other Cocopa varieties
hasPhonology similar to other Cocopa varieties
hasSpeakers small number of fluent speakers
hasType indigenous language variety of the United States
isDistinctFrom Mexican Cocopa
languageEndangermentFactor shift toward English
languageFamily Yuman–Cochimí languages
surface form: Cochimí–Yuman languages

Yuman language family
surface form: Yuman languages
languageStatus endangered language variety
partOf Cocopa language
region Lower Colorado River region
revitalizationStatus subject of language revitalization efforts
spokenBy Cocopah people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California
subgroupOf Delta–California Yuman
surface form: Delta–California branch of Yuman
usedIn Cocopah cultural practices
oral storytelling
traditional ceremonies
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (2)

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

Cocopa language hasDialect U.S. Cocopa