Mohave
A language of United States
| Population | 75 (1994 L. Hinton). 30 to 35 at Fort Mohave, 35 to 50 at Colorado River. Ethnic population: 767 (2000 A. Yamamoto); 204 (2000 US census). |
| Region | California-Arizona border, Fort Mohave and Colorado River reservations. |
| Language map |
Southwestern United States of America |
| Alternate names | Mojave |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 85% with Maricopa [mrc], 63% with Walapai and Havasupai [yuf], 62% with Yavapai [yuf]. |
| Classification | Hokan, Esselen-Yuman, Yuman, River Yuman |
| Language use | Mainly older adults. Also use English. |
| Comments | Language materials, programs for children. Both communities have writing systems. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
WARES, Alan C., author. 1965. A comparative study of Yuman consonantism.
WARES, Alan C., author. 1968. A comparative study of Yuman consonantism.
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