Western Apache
Western Apache is an Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language spoken in United States, by about 13.4 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Western Apache language is a Southern Athabaskan language spoken among the 14,000 Western Apache in Mexico in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua and in east-central Arizona. There are approximately 6,000 speakers living on the San Carlos Reservation and 7,000 living on the Fort Apache Reservation. In Mexico, they mainly live in Hermosillo, Sonora, and other native communities in Chihuahua.
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Words in Western Apache
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | bimaa | |
| father | tʼaah | |
| man | nnee | |
| woman | isdzánhń | |
| name | -̨́-̨́zhi’ | |
| friend | -dekee | |
| eye | bidáá | |
| nose | bichį́h | |
| tooth | iwoo | |
| hand | bigan | |
| heart | bijíí | |
| blood | dił | |
| bone | bitsʼinn | |
| breast | -be’ | |
| liver | bizig | |
| water | tú | |
| sun | ya'áí | |
| moon | tł'é'gona'áí | |
| sky | yáá | |
| mountain | dził | |
| dog | góshé | |
| cat | gídí | |
| fish | łóg | |
| bird | diǫ' | |
| horse | łį́į́ʼ | |
| cow | bágashi | |
| pig | góchiʼ | |
| snake | tłʼiish | |
| one | dałaá | |
| two | nakih |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Jicarilla ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit87% alike
- Mescalero-Chiricahua ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit72% alike
- Lipan ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit70% alike
- NavajoAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit55% alike
- Mattole-Bear RiverAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit46% alike
- SarsiAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit43% alike
Grammar
- Mescalero-Chiricahua ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit87% alike
- SarsiAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit86% alike
- DjeoromitxíNuclear-Macro-Je83% alike
- KaskaAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit82% alike
- EsselenIsolates82% alike
- NavajoAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · west2615 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · apw