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Name:
Quechan
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Yuma; Kechan; Quecl; Kwtsan; Kwtsaan; Cuchan; Yuma Proper; Yuman
Spoken in:
USA
Number of speakers:
150 (1994 L. Hinton). 360 Delta River Yuman and 400 Yuma (2000 census). Ethnic population: 3,000 (2000 A. Yamamoto)
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
150
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
150
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
yum
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Yuman-Cochimi (Cochimi-Yuman)
Parent Subgroup:
River Yuman; River; River Subgroup; Central Yuman (ryum)
Brief Description:
"Quechan (Yuma) is a Yuman language of the River subgroup, spoken by 150 to 200 of the 3,000 members of the Quechan Indian Nation of southeastern California, adjacent to Yuma, Arizona." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 21
UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Endangered
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Endangered
Map of Quechan
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