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Cocopa

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: coc

Population	200 in Mexico (1998 P. Larson). Population total all countries: 350. Ethnic population: 200 in Mexico (1998).
Region	Baja California, El Mayor, San Poza de Aroizú (to the south of Río San Luis Colorado). Also in United States.
Language map	Mexico, reference number 4
Alternate names	Cocopá, Cocopah, Cucapá, Cucupá, Kikimá, Kwikapá
Classification	Hokan, Esselen-Yuman, Yuman, Delta-Californian
Language development	Bible portions: 1972.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Hunter-gatherers; agriculturalists: maize.

Also spoken in:

United States

Language name	Cocopa
Population	150 in United States (1994 L. Hinton), decreasing. 6 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 321 in the USA (1990).
Region	Arizona, Lower Colorado River south of Yuma.
Language map	Southwestern United States of America
Alternate names	Cocopah, Cucapá, Delta River Yuman, Kikima, Kwikapa
Language use	Passed on to some children. Course on Cocopa taught at nearby college. Also use English.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PECK, Charles W., author. 1992. Review of: Cocopa dictionary, by James W. Crawford.

WARES, Alan C., author. 1965. A comparative study of Yuman consonantism.

WARES, Alan C., author. 1968. A comparative study of Yuman consonantism.