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Yaqui

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: yaq

Population	14,000 in Mexico (1990 census). Population total all countries: 14,620.
Region	Sonora. Also in United States.
Language map	Mexico, reference number 7
Dialects	Partially intelligible with Mayo [mfy].
Classification	Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Sonoran, Cahita
Language use	Some also use English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Grammar. NT: 1977–2003.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV, affixes, clitics, tonal. Pastoralists; hunters; fishermen; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

United States

Language name	Yaqui
Population	620 in United States (2000 census). 2 monolinguals.
Region	Arizona, Tucson and Phoenix area.
Language map	Southwestern United States of America
Language use	Also use English or Spanish.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CASAD, Eugene H.; DEDRICK, John M., authors. 1999. Sonora Yaqui language structures.

DEDRICK, John M., author. 1946. "How Jobeʔeso Roʔi got his name."

DEDRICK, John M., author. 1977. "Spanish influence on Yaqui grammar?."

DEDRICK, John M., author. 1985. "Las cartas en yaqui de Juan ‘Bandera’."

DEDRICK, John M., author. Available: 2011; Created: 1956. Yaqui phonemes.