Yuman–Cochimí languages
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Yuman–Cochimí languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken in the Baja California Peninsula and the lower Colorado River region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yuman–Cochimí languages Context triple: [Yuman language family, hasAlternativeName, Yuman–Cochimí languages]
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A.
Quechan language
The Quechan language is a Native American language spoken by the Quechan (Yuma) people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
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B.
Kumeyaay language
The Kumeyaay language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Kumeyaay people in the border region of southern California and northern Baja California.
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C.
Maricopa language
Maricopa language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Maricopa people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
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D.
Cocopa language
The Cocopa language is an indigenous Native American language spoken by the Cocopah people of the lower Colorado River region in the United States and Mexico.
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E.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yuman–Cochimí languages Target entity description: Yuman–Cochimí languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken in the Baja California Peninsula and the lower Colorado River region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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A.
Quechan language
The Quechan language is a Native American language spoken by the Quechan (Yuma) people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
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B.
Kumeyaay language
The Kumeyaay language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Kumeyaay people in the border region of southern California and northern Baja California.
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C.
Maricopa language
Maricopa language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Maricopa people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
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D.
Cocopa language
The Cocopa language is an indigenous Native American language spoken by the Cocopah people of the lower Colorado River region in the United States and Mexico.
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E.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Yuman languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuman language family
Yuman-Cochimi language family ⓘ
linked to:
Yuman–Cochimí languages
|
| arealFeature | part of the linguistic area of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | generally accepted as a valid language family ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | relatively poorly documented compared to major world languages ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Cochimí people
ⓘ
Yuman peoples ⓘ |
| geneticRelationship |
Cochimí is the most divergent branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuman–Cochimí languages
Core Yuman branches are more closely related to each other than to Cochimí ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Cochimí language
ⓘ
Cocopah language ⓘ Havasupai–Hualapai language ⓘ Ipai language ⓘ Kiliwa language ⓘ Kumeyaay language ⓘ Maricopa language ⓘ Mohave language ⓘ
linked to:
Mojave language
Paipai language ⓘ Quechan language ⓘ Tipai language ⓘ
linked to:
Ipai language
Yavapai language ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Cochimí
ⓘ
linked to:
Cochimí people
Core Yuman ⓘ
linked to:
Upland Yuman
|
| historicalStatus |
historically spoken along the lower Colorado River
ⓘ
historically spoken throughout much of the Baja California Peninsula ⓘ |
| languageFamilyCode | yuman ⓘ |
| linguisticResearch | subject of comparative and historical linguistic studies ⓘ |
| macroFamilyHypothesis | sometimes grouped in a larger Hokan phylum hypothesis ⓘ |
| region |
Arizona
ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ Baja California Sur ⓘ California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sonoran Desert ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Baja California Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Baja California
lower Colorado River region ⓘ northwestern Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
Western Mexico
southwestern United States ⓘ |
| status |
Cochimí language is extinct
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuman–Cochimí languages
several member languages are endangered ⓘ some member languages are moribund ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Hokan languages (proposed) ⓘ |
| typology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
predominantly head-marking ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV (tendential) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily written using Latin script in modern documentation ⓘ |
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Subject: Yuman–Cochimí languages Description of subject: Yuman–Cochimí languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken in the Baja California Peninsula and the lower Colorado River region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
subject linked to:
Hualapai people
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linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
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linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
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subject linked to:
Piipaash people
subject linked to:
Cochimí
subject linked to:
Wipukepa (Northeastern Yavapai)
linked to: Yuman–Cochimí languages
subject linked to:
Iipay