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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: PIA
ISO 639-2: nai
| Population | 1,000 or more (1989 D. Saxton SIL). |
| Region | Central Sonora-Chihuahua border, scattered. |
| Alternate names | NEBOME, MOUNTAIN PIMA, LOWER PIMAN |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Sonoran, Tepiman. |
| Comments | Sonora Pima Bajo and Pima of the USA are close. Sonora and Chihuahua Pima Bajo are not inherently intelligible. 85% lexical similarity with Pima (O'odham) of USA and Northern Tepehuán. Somewhat bilingual in Spanish. Agriculturalists: maize, lumber mill workers. Bible portions 1994. |
