The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: PAP
ISO 639-2: nai
| Population | 11,819 speakers including 181 monolinguals (1990 census), out of 20,000 population (1977 SIL). Population total both countries 11,819. |
| Region | South central Arizona. 60 villages on 7 reservations. Also spoken in Mexico. |
| Alternate names | PAPAGO-PIMA, O'ODHAM, O'OTHHAM, NEVOME, NEBOME, UPPER PIMAN |
| Dialects | TOHONO O'ODAM ('PAPAGO'), AKIMEL O'ODHAM (PIMA). |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Sonoran, Tepiman. |
| Comments | In the north and east some younger ones do not speak it or they prefer English. Most speakers are older than 25. Language use is vigorous in the west and south. Different from Pima Bajo of Mexico. Grammar. From elementary school on, schools on the Tohono O'Odham Nation teach the language. NT 1975. |
