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Cupeño Indian Language (Kupangaxwichem)

Cupeño is a Uto-Aztecan language of Southern California. Only a few dozen elders still speak the Cupeno language fluently, but some younger people are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

˜Cupeno Language Resources –

Cupeno Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Cupeno language, with comparison to words in other Uto-Aztecan languages.

Cupa Cultural Center
Contact information for the Cupa Cultural Center, which holds the remaining tapes and archives of the Cupeno language.

Cupeño Language
Demographic information about Cupeno from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Cupeno Oral History and Language
Cupeno language book (out of print).

˜Cupeno Culture and History Links –

Pala Band of Mission Indians
Official homepage of the tribe the Cupeños share with their kinfolk the Luiseno.

The Cupeno People of Lost Valley
Article on Cupeno Indian history.

Four Directions Institute: Cupeno Tribe
Profile and historical timeline of the California tribe. Also with links.

˜Books For Sale On The Cupenos –

From Mission to Metropolis: Cupeno Indian Women in Los Angeles
Interesting book for sale on how the Cupeno Indians have preserved their identity in the modern day.

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