| Mojave | ||
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| Hamakhav | ||
| Spoken in | California and Arizona, USA | |
| Total speakers | 204 (2000) | |
| Language family | Yuman
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | nai | |
| ISO 639-3 | mov | |
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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 Yuman branch of the Yuman-Cochimà linguistic 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
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