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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.

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.

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.

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