Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
A language of United States
| Population | 2,690 (1990 census). 530 Havasupai, 1,000 Walapai (2000 A. Yamamoto), 163 Yavapai. Ethnic population: 3,857 including 565 Havasupai, 1,872 Walapai, 1,420 Yavapai (2000). |
| Region | Central and northwest Arizona. Walapai are on south rim of the Grand Canyon, the Havasupai at the bottom of the canyon. |
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Southwestern United States of America |
| Alternate names | Upland Yuman, Upper Colorado River Yuman |
| Dialects | Walapai (Hualapai, Hualpai, Hwalbáy), Havasupai, Yavapai. 78%–98% intelligibility among dialects. Lexical similarity: 91%–95% among dialects. |
| Classification | Hokan, Esselen-Yuman, Yuman, Upland Yuman |
| Language use | Vigorous in Havasupai. All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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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