- Cochimí language
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Cochimí Laymón Spoken in Mexico Region Baja California Ethnicity Cochimí people Extinct Beginning of 20th century Language family Yuman–Cochimí- Cochimí
Language codes ISO 639-3 coj Cochimí was once the language of the greater part Baja California, as attested by Jesuit documents of the 18th century. It seems to have become extinct around the beginning of the 20th century. There were two main dialects, northern and southern; the dividing line was approximately at the Misión San Ignacio Kadakaamán, in the north of present-day Baja California Sur.
The Jesuit texts establish that the language was related to the Yuman languages of the Colorado River region. It is thought to be the most divergent language of the family, which is generally called Yuman–Cochimí to reflect this.
Cochimí text
Following is the Pater Noster in the dialect of San Ignacio Kadakaamán, recorded by Francisco Javier Clavijero from the work of the missionaries Barco and Ventura, which has been lost.[1]
Va-bappa amma-bang miarnu,
rna-rnang-ajua huit maja tegem:
amat-mathadabajua ucuem:
kern-rnu-jua arnrna-bang vahi-mang amat-a-nang la-uahim.
Teguap ibang gual güieng-a.vit-a-jua ibang-a-nang packagit:
-mut-pagijua abadakegem, rnachi uayecgjua packabaya..guern:
kazet-aduangarnuegnit,pacurn:
guangrnayi-acg packadabanajarn.
Amén.References
Categories:- Yuman-Cochimí languages
- Indigenous languages of Mexico
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