Tohono O'odham

Oʼodham ( OH-ə-dahm, O'odham pronunciation: [ˈʔɔʔɔðam]) is a Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico, where the Tohono Oʼodham and Akimel Oʼodham (or Pima) reside. In 2000, there were estimated to be approximately 9,750 speakers in the United States and Mexico combined, although there may be more due to underreporting.

It is the tenth-most-spoken Indigenous language in the United States, and the third-most-spoken Indigenous language in Arizona (after Western Apache and Navajo). It is the third-most-spoken language in Pinal County, Arizona, and the fourth-most-spoken language in Pima County, Arizona.

Approximately 8% of Oʼodham speakers in the US speak English "not well" or "not at all", according to results of the 2000 Census. Approximately 13% of Oʼodham speakers in the US were between the ages of 5 and 17, and among the younger Oʼodham speakers, approximately 4% were reported as speaking English "not well" or "not at all".

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