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Chemehuevi Indian Language

Chemehuevi is a Uto-Aztecan language of the Western Plateau. It is closely related to Southern Paiute and is considered by many linguists to be a dialect of Southern Paiute.

Chemehuevi Language Resources

Chemehuevi Vocabulary:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Chemehuevi language, with comparison to words in other Uto-Aztecan languages.
A Chemehuevi Lexicon:
    Information about the Chemehuevi language, and an online glossary in progress.
Lengua Chemehuevi:
    Information about the Chemehuevi language in Spanish.
Ethnologue: Southern Paiute Languages:
    Demographic information about the Southern Paiute, Ute and Chemehuevi languages.
*Survey of California Indian Languages: Chemehuevi:
    Profile of the Chemehuevi language from the University of California at Berkeley.
Chemehuevi Language Tree:
    Theories about Chemehuevi's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Chemehuevi Language Structures:
    Chemehuevi linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
Chemehuevi, a Grammar and Lexicon:
    Thorough book on the Chemehuevi language, with grammar and a dictionary.

Chemehuevi Culture and History Links

Colorado River Indian Tribes:
    Homepage of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which Chemehuevi people share with the Mojave, Navajo and Hopi.
Chemehuevi Legends:
    Collection of Chemehuevi mythology and traditional stories.
Flag of the Colorado River Indian Tribes * Flag of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians:
    Chemehuevi flags.
Chemehuevi Native Americans:
    Demographic information about the Chemehuevi Indians from the Four Directions Institute.
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe History:
    Brief historical sketch from Access Genealogy's Indian Tribal Records.
Chemehuevi Authors:
    Chemehuevi writers, their lives and work.

Books For Sale On The Chemehuevis

The Chemehuevis:
    Ethnology of the Chemehuevi people.

Links, References, and Additional Information

   Colorado River Numic language:
   Encyclopedia article on the Ute, Southern Paiute, and Chemehuevi languages.
   Wikipedia: Chemehuevi:
   Encyclopedia articles about the Chemehuevi tribe.



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