Cochimí people

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The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
ethnic group
affectedBy Spanish colonization of the Americas
archaeologicalAssociation Great Mural rock art of Baja California
associatedWith Spanish missions in Baja California
colonizedBy Spanish Empire
continent North America
country Mexico
culturalRegion Aridoamerica
Baja California cultural area
linked to: Baja California
currentStatus largely assimilated
ethnogenesisLocation central Baja California Peninsula
ethnologueStatus extinct language
historicalEra pre-Columbian era
language Cochimí language
languageFamily Yuman–Cochimí languages
languageStatus extinct
laterReligion Roman Catholicism
missionizationBy Dominicans
linked to: Dominican friars

Franciscans
linked to: Franciscan Order

Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus
mobilityPattern nomadic
semi-nomadic
nativeTo Baja California Peninsula
linked to: Baja California

Baja California Sur
central Baja California
neighboringGroup Guaycura people
linked to: Cochimí people

Kiliwa people
Kumeyaay people
Paipai people
Pericú people
partOf Indigenous peoples of Baja California
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Indigenous peoples of North America
populationTrend declining
region northwestern Mexico
religion traditional Indigenous religion
traditionalArt cave paintings
rock art
traditionalHousing temporary shelters
traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
traditionalTechnology stone tools
wooden tools
UNESCOLanguageStatus extinct

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Kiliwa people relatedEthnicGroup Cochimí people
Yuman–Cochimí languages hasSubfamily Cochimí
linked to: Cochimí people
Kiliwa community of northern Baja California relatedTo Cochimí–Yuman peoples
linked to: Cochimí people
Cochimí people neighboringGroup Guaycura people
linked to: Cochimí people
Cochimí language ethnicGroup Cochimí people
Cochimí language hasAlternateName Cochimí–Pericú (historical grouping)
linked to: Cochimí people
Indigenous peoples of Baja California includes Cochimí–Yuman peoples
linked to: Cochimí people
Pericú people relatedConcept Cochimí people