Cocopa
Cocopa is a Cochimi-Yuman language spoken in United States and Mexico. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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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. 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.
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Words in Cocopa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | sʔak | |
| person | apa7* | |
| name | xumuL* | |
| eye | iyu* | |
| ear | Sumaly* | |
| nose | ixu* | |
| tooth | iya* | |
| tongue | ipaL* | |
| hand | iSaL* | |
| blood | ixwat* | |
| bone | yak* | |
| liver | CpuSu* | |
| water | xa | |
| fire | a7a* | |
| sun | 5a* | |
| star | kwaLyap* | |
| stone | wi* | |
| night | Ci5em* | |
| dog | xat* | |
| fish | si7iL* | |
| one | Sit* | |
| two | xuwak* | |
| drink | Six* | |
| see | wi* | |
| hear | ki7ip* | |
| die | maSpax* | |
| come | uyix* | |
| path | wa5a* | |
| full | Cim7ur* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- PaipaiCochimi-Yuman47% alike
- MaricopaCochimi-Yuman39% alike
- Tipai-Kumeyaay-HuertenoCochimi-Yuman34% alike
- Havasupai-Walapai-YavapaiCochimi-Yuman30% alike
- KiliwaCochimi-Yuman19% alike
- EndeAustronesian16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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