Endangered Languages Project

ALSO KNOWN AS		Cocopá, Cocopa, Cucupá, Cocopa, Kwikapá, Kikimá, Delta River Yuman, Cocapa, Kikima, Cucapá
CLASSIFICATION		Cochimi-Yuman, Yuman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		coc
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Halyikwamai Kahwan
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

Compare Sources (8)

Information from: “North America” (7-41) . Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco (2008) , Chris Moseley and Ron Asher · Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300-600?
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~700
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Cocopa was originally spoken by the people of the lowermost Colorado River and its delta. It is spoken today by between 150 and 300 of the approximately 700 members of the Cocopah Tribe, who have a reservation near Yuma, Arizona, and an equal or greater number of Mexican Cucapás in communities in Baja California and Sonora. In Arizona, most Cocopas over 50 are fluent, and a number of younger people are semi speakers, including at least some children.

PLACES: Arizona, Baja California, Sonora

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Cocopa was originally spoken by the people of the lowermost Colorado River and its delta. Cocopah Tribe, reservation near Yuma, Arizona, and Mexican Cucapás in communities in Baja California and Sonora.

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150-300
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
700

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: There is a summer program with some language retention activities, and a course in Cocopa is offered at Yuma Community College.

PLACES: Arizona and Baja California

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide

300-600
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Cocopá is spoken today by between 150 and 300 of the approximately 700 members of the Cocopah Tribe, who have a reservation near Yuma, Arizona, and an equal or greater number of Mexican Cucapás in communities in Baja California and Sonora. In Arizona, most Cocopas over 50 are fluent, and a number of younger people are semi-speakers, including at least some children.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
178
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1991

PLACES: Mexico

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Baja California Norte (Mexicali)

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
481
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 200 speakers in Mexico (P. Larson 1998). The ethnic population in Mexico is 200 (1998).
(Unchanged 2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 1998

PLACES: Mexico; USA;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Baja California, El Mayor, San Poza de Aroizú (south of Río San Luis Colorado).

			2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		300-600			Cocopá is spoken today by between 150 and 300 of the approximately 700 members of the Cocopah Tribe, who have a reservation near Yuma, Arizona, and an equal or greater number of Mexican Cucapás in communities in Baja California and Sonora. In Arizona, most Cocopas over 50 are fluent, and a number of younger people are semi-speakers, including at least some children.
0199255911			2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.														32.3333333333,-115.0
			1991	Endangered Languages in Mexico	Endangered Languages	93-134	R. H. Robins and E. M. Uhlenbeck	New York: Berg			Beatriz Garza Cuarón and Yolanda Lastra	Beatriz Garza CuarÃ³n and Yolanda Lastra. 1991. "Endangered Languages in Mexico." In Endangered Languages, edited by R. H. Robins and E. M. Uhlenbeck. 93-134. New York: Berg.	HHOLD		178	1991	100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Mexico	Baja California Norte (Mexicali)
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		350	1998	100-999	There are 200 speakers in Mexico (P. Larson 1998). The ethnic population in Mexico is 200 (1998). (Unchanged 2016.)		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Mexico; USA;	Baja California, El Mayor, San Poza de Aroizú (south of Río San Luis Colorado).
		3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		481		100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher	Routledge	London		Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	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.		~700	300-600?		100-999	Cocopa was originally spoken by the people of the lowermost Colorado River and its delta. It is spoken today by between 150 and 300 of the approximately 700 members of the Cocopah Tribe, who have a reservation near Yuma, Arizona, and an equal or greater number of Mexican Cucapás in communities in Baja California and Sonora. In Arizona, most Cocopas over 50 are fluent, and a number of younger people are semi speakers, including at least some children.		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Arizona, Baja California, Sonora	Cocopa was originally spoken by the people of the lowermost Colorado River and its delta. Cocopah Tribe, reservation near Yuma, Arizona, and Mexican Cucapás in communities in Baja California and Sonora.
				World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			350		100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
070071197X	3	1	2007	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages				Routledge	Abingdon		Christopher Moseley	Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub	700	150-300		100-999		There is a summer program with some language retention activities, and a course in Cocopa is offered at Yuma Community College.	Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	14	14	Arizona and Baja California

Cocopah

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300-600?

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150-300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

300-600

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

178

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

481

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Discussion

Cocopah

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300-600?

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150-300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

300-600

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

178

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

481

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Discussion

Suggest information or improvement

Download language data

Sources of information

Compare Sources