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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