- Mojave language
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Mojave Hamakhav Spoken in California and Arizona, USA Native speakers 204 (2000) Language family Yuman- River Yuman
- Mojave
Language codes ISO 639-3 mov Mojave (also Mohave) is the native language of the Mohave people along the Colorado River in eastern California, northwestern Arizona, and southwestern Nevada. Approximately 70% of the speakers reside in Arizona, while approximately 30% reside in California.
Mojave belongs to the River branch of the Yuman language family, together with Quechan and Maricopa.
References
- Hinton, Leanne. 1994. Flutes of Fire: Essays on California Indian Languages. Heyday Books, Berkeley, California.
- Ethnologue entry for Mojave
- Rosetta Project entry for Mojave
External links
- Mojave language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Categories:- Indigenous languages of the Southwestern United States
- Indigenous languages of the North American Southwest
- Yuman-Cochimí languages
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs
- River Yuman
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