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Name: Pima-Pápago Alternate Names: Tohono O'odham; Papago-Pima; O'othham; Nevome; Nebome; O'odham; Upper Piman; Pima-Pápago, Névome; Pima-Papago; Sobaipuri; Nevomi; Nebomi; Tepiman; Névome Spoken in: USA, Mexico Number of speakers: 9,600 in United States (2000 census), decreasing. 181 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 20,000 (1977 SIL) (Ethnologue) Number of speakers: 30094 (UNESCO) Number of speakers: 11819 (World Oral Literature Project) Code: ood Code Authority: ISO 639-3 Code Standard: SIL Families: Uto-Aztecan (Yuta-Nawan) Parent Dialects: Pima-Pápago; Tohono O'odham; Papago-Pima; O'othham; Nevome; Nebome; O'odham; Upper Piman; Pima-Pápago, Névome; Pima-Papago; Sobaipuri; Nevomi; Nebomi; Tepiman; Névome (ood) South-west Tepewan; Tepehuan, Southwestern; Tepehuán del Suroeste; Southern Tepewan; Southern Tepehuan; Tepeguana; South Tepehuane; Tepiman (tla) South-east Tepewan; Tepehuan, Southeastern; Tepehuán del Sureste; Tepehuano; Tepehuan (Southeastern); Tepehuán (Sureste); Southern Tepewan; Southern Tepehuan; Tepeguana; South Tepehuane; Tepiman (stp) Tepekano; Tepecano; Tepiman (tep) Mountain Pima; Pima Bajo; Nebome; Lower Piman; Névome; Pima; Nevomi; Nebomi; Mountain Piman; Tepiman (pia) Northern Tepewan; Tepehuan, Northern; Tepehuán del Norte; Tepehuan (Northern); Tepehuán (Norte); Northern Tepehuan; Tepeguana; North Tepehuane; Tepiman (ntp) Brief Description: "O'odham (Upper Piman) is the northernmost o the languages of the Tepiman subfamily of Uto-Aztecan, and the only one spoken in the United States. There are between 14,000 and 15,000 fluent speakers of all ages in Arizona, and many additional speakers in Mexico. Two major dialects are distinguished, Tohono O'odham (or Papago) and Akimel O'odham (or Pima). Most Akimel O'odham speakers live on the Gila River, Salt River, and Ak Chin Reservations, in the vicinity of Phoenix. Most Tohono O'odham speakers in the United States live on the Papago Reservation in southern Arizona west of Tucson; there are also speakers on the San Xavier and Gila Bend Reservations." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 20

Endangerment Status

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UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed