Also Known As:
Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai, Upper Colorado River Yuman, Northern Pai, Upland, Hualapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Pai, Upper River Yuman
Dialects & Varieties
- Yavape
- Prescott
- Verde Valley Yavpe
- Walapai
- Havasupai
- Kewevkapaya
- Yavapai
North America
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,600-1,650
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, Arizona
Location Description
In western Arizona. Hualapai (Walapai) is spoken at the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Peach Springs. Havasupai is spoken in the village of Supai in Havasu Canyon, at the western end of the Grand Canyon. Yavapai is spoken in four small reservation communities, Prescott, Fort McDowell, Camp Verde, and Clarkdale.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
An alphabet of the Hualapai language.
An alphabet of the Havasupai language.
An alphabet of the Yavapai language.