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Cocopa

Cocopa

9.9
A person from a Native American group near the lower Colorado River
  • noun
translation icon : Cocopa
  • Several Cocopa families live on reservations near the lower Colorado River.

Examples

  • The Cocopa have maintained their cultural identity through storytelling and ceremonies.

  • Have you ever met a Cocopa elder?

  • A group of Cocopa gathered for the annual Yuman language festival to share their traditions.

  • The Cocopa people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • A group of Cocopa gathered for the annual Yuman language festival to share their traditions.

  • Several Cocopa families live on reservations near the lower Colorado River.

  • The Cocopa have maintained their cultural identity through storytelling and ceremonies.

Synonyms

Cocopah
vsCocopa
9.9

A person from a Native American group near the mouth of the Colorado River in the United States and Mexico

has identical meaning but uses the other common spelling form

Compounds

Cocopa language
9.9

A Native American language of the Cocopa people along the lower Colorado River in the US and Mexico

Surface Forms

Cocopa singular
Cocopas plural

Etymology

Cocopa comes from the people's own name in the Yuman language and was later written in Spanish and English as Cocopah, so the word names the Native community living near the mouth of the Colorado River.