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Uto-Aztecan Language Family

Uto-Aztecan languages are spoken throughout the western US and Mexico.

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The Uto-Aztecan languages include:

  • Northern Uto-Aztecan Languages
  • Numic Languages
  • Central Numic Languages
  • Comanche
  • Panamint
  • Shoshone
  • Southern Numic Languages
  • Chemehuevi
  • Kawaiisu
  • Southern Paiute (Ute)
  • Western Numic Languages
  • Mono
  • Northern Paiute (Bannock)
  • Takic Languages
  • Cupan Languages
  • Cahuilla
  • Cupeno
  • Juaneno
  • Luiseno
  • Serran Languages
  • Kitanemuk
  • Serrano
  • Gabrielino
  • Tataviam
  • Hopi
  • Tubatulabal
  • Southern Uto-Aztecan Languages
  • Aztecan Languages
  • Nahuatl
  • Pipil
  • Pochutec
  • Taracahitic Languages
  • Guarijio
  • Mayo
  • Opata
  • Tarahumara
  • Yaqui
  • Tepiman Languages
  • Pima Bajo
  • Tepehuan
  • Tohono O'odham
  • Corachol Languages
  • Cora
  • Huichol
  • Tubar
  • Lost/Unattested/Uncertain Uto-Aztecan Languages:
  • Acaxee
  • Guachichil
  • Guasave
  • Xixime

    • Native Languages

    Our Uto-Aztecan Language Features

    Uto-Aztecan Vocabulary:
         Words in various Uto-Aztecan languages.
    Uto-Aztecan Languages:
        Overview of the Uto-Aztecan Indian languages, their history and distribution.

    Links to Other Uto-Aztecan Language Resources

    Uto-Aztecan Language Family:
         Ethnologue of Uto-Aztecan languages.

    Uto-Aztecan Language Materials Available Offline
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    Studies in Uto Aztecan Grammar: v An overview of Uto-Aztecan grammar: v Southern Uto-Aztecan grammatical sketches:
         Syntax books from the Studies in Uto Aztecan Grammar series.
    Uto-Aztecan Cognate Sets:
         Uto-Aztecan comparative phonology and historical reconstruction.
    Non-Distinct Arguments in Uto-Aztecan:
         Linguistics book on syntax in Uto-Aztecan languages.
    Collected Works in Mesoamerican Linguistics and Archaeology:
         Six-volume opus on Uto-Aztecan and other indigenous Central American languages and cultures.




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