Northern Tepewan of Northern Tepewan (ood) South-east Tepewan (tla) Tepekano (stp) Southern Tepewan (tep) Tepiman (pia) Akimel (ntp) > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Northern Tepewan
Type:
Dialect
Alternate Names:
Tohono O'odham; Papago-Pima; O'othham; Nevome; Nebome; O'odham; Upper Piman; Pima-Pápago, Névome; Pima-Papago; Sobaipuri; Nevomi; Nebomi; Maculai; 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 Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Uto-Aztecan (Yuta-Nawan)
Parent Dialects:
Northern Tepewan; Tohono O'odham; Papago-Pima; O'othham; Nevome; Nebome; O'odham; Upper Piman; Pima-Pápago, Névome; Pima-Papago; Sobaipuri; Nevomi; Nebomi; Maculai; Névome (ood)
South-east Tepewan; Tepehuan, Southwestern; Tepehuán del Suroeste; Southern Tepewan; Southern Tepehuan; South-west Tepewan; Tepeguana; South Tepehuane; Maculai; Mountain Pima (tla)
Tepekano; Tepehuan, Southeastern; Tepehuán del Sureste; Tepehuano; Tepehuan (Southeastern); Tepehuán (Sureste); Southern Tepewan; Southern Tepehuan; South-east Tepewan; Tepeguana; South Tepehuane; Maculai; Mountain Pima (stp)
Southern Tepewan; Tepecano; Tepekano; Maculai (tep)
Tepiman; Pima Bajo; Nebome; Mountain Pima; Lower Piman; Névome; Pima; Nevomi; Nebomi; Mountain Piman; Maculai; Piman; Sonoran (pia)
Akimel; Tepehuan, Northern; Tepehuán del Norte; Tepehuan (Northern); Tepehuán (Norte); Northern Tepewan; Northern Tepehuan; Tepeguana; North Tepehuane; Maculai (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
UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Map of Northern Tepewan
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