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Cochimi

Cochimi

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A Yuman language once spoken in central Baja California
  • noun
: Cochimi
  • The Cochimi language is now extinct.

Examples

  • Very few speakers of Cochimi survived into the twentieth century.

  • Scholars have studied Cochimi texts to learn more about early Yuman languages.

  • Linguists classify Cochimi as a distinct branch within the Yuman language family.

  • Did any Cochimi speakers survive?

  • Linguists classify Cochimi as a distinct branch within the Yuman language family.

  • Scholars have studied Cochimi texts to learn more about early Yuman languages.

  • Very few speakers of Cochimi survived into the twentieth century.

Synonyms

Cochimi language
vsCochimi
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An extinct language once spoken by the Cochimi people in Baja California, Mexico

has identical meaning but uses a slightly different name form

Compounds

Cochimi language
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An extinct language once spoken by the Cochimi people in Baja California, Mexico

Surface Forms

Cochimi singular
Cochimis plural

Etymology

Cochimi also names the language those people spoke. It comes from the people's own name, so Cochimi means the language of the Cochimi people and is now extinct.