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Cahuilla Indian Language (Iviatim)

Cahuilla, or Iviatim, is a Uto-Aztecan language of Southern California. Only a handful of elders still speak the Cahuilla language, though some young people are working to keep their ancestral tongue alive.





Cahuilla Language
Cahuilla language samples and resources.

Cahuilla Tribe Culture and History
Information and links about the Cahuilla Indians past and present.

Cahuilla Legends
Introduction to the mythology of the Cahuillas.



Cahuilla Language Resources

Our Cahuilla Language Materials

Cahuilla Vocabulary:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Cahuilla language, with comparison to words in other Uto-Aztecan languages.
Cahuilla Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Cahuilla words.
Cahuilla Animal Words:
    Picture glossary of animal words in the Cahuilla language.
Cahuilla Body Part Lesson:
    Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Cahuilla.
Cahuilla Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in Cahuilla.
Cahuilla Numbers:
    Worksheet showing how to count in the Cahuilla language.

Cahuilla Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Cahuilla Language: * Cahuilla Description * Cahuilla Grammar * Cahuilla Orthography * Cahuilla Text * Cahuilla Story:
    Scanned-in Cahuilla language materials from the Rosetta Project.
House of Languages: Cahuilla
     Information about Cahuilla language usage.
Ethnologue: Cahuilla:
    Demographic information about the Cahuilla language.
*Survey of California Indian Languages: Cahuilla:
    Profile of the Cahuilla language from the University of California at Berkeley.
Wikipedia: Cahuilla:
    Encyclopedia article on the Cahuilla language.
Cahuilla Language Tree:
    Theories about Cahuilla's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Cahuilla Language Structures:
    Cahuilla linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Cahuilla Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Cahuilla Texts:
    Cahuilla language book for sale.

Additional Resources, Links, and References

   Lengua Cahuilla:
   Information about the Cahuilla language in Spanish.



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