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Cocopa

Cocopa

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A Native American language spoken near the lower Colorado River
  • noun
translation icon : idioma cocopa
  • The Cocopa language is currently spoken by only a small number of elders in the community.

Examples

  • Linguists have been working to document Cocopa to help preserve it for future generations.

  • Classes in Cocopa are being offered to children interested in learning their ancestral language.

  • The Cocopa language has many unique features.

  • Many Cocopas still speak their native language.

  • Classes in Cocopa are being offered to children interested in learning their ancestral language.

  • Linguists have been working to document Cocopa to help preserve it for future generations.

  • The Cocopa language is currently spoken by only a small number of elders in the community.

Synonyms

Cocopa language
vsCocopa
9.9

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

is the shorter expression referring to the same language name
Cocopah language
vsCocopa
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Cocopah people in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico

uses a northwest regional label rather than the northern label
Cocopah
vsCocopa
9.9

The language spoken by a Native American people who live near the lower Colorado River

applies more broadly to the language across a wider regional area

Compounds

Cocopa language
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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 also names the Yuman language spoken by that community; the language took its name from the people themselves, which is why Cocopa can mean both the people and the language they speak.