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Yavapai-Hualapai-Havasupai Indian Language (Pai, Walapai)

Three Native American tribes of Arizona--the Havasupai (or Supai), Hualapai (or Walapai), and Yavapai Indians--speak dialects of the same Yuman language, sometimes simply called Pai. The Yuman languages are considered by some linguists to be members of the larger Hokan language family. Though pronunciation is different in each of these three tribes, the people can understand each other when they speak. There are around 1000 Pai speakers in the three tribes combined; Havasupai language use is especially vigorous, with Havasupai being used in the tribe's elementary and high schools.

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Pai Language

Pai language samples and resources.

Havasupai Culture and History

Information and links about the Havasupai tribe past and present.

Hualapai Culture and History

Information and links about the Hualapai tribe past and present.

Yavapai Culture and History

Information and links about the Yavapai tribe past and present.

Havasupai Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Havasupai.

Hualapai Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Hualapai.

Yavapai Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Yavapai.

Pai Language Resources

Our Online Pai Language Materials

Pai Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Havasupai language.

Pai Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources
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Havasupai Songs
An interesting collection of Pai folk songs for sale, with additional Havasupai language information.

Walapai (Hualapai) Texts
A Hualapai language book for sale.

American Indian Language Dictionaries:
Pai and other Native American dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Pai Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Yavapai Tribe Welcomes the Written Word
Article on ongoing Yavapai language revitalization efforts.

What my Hualapai Language Means to Me
Article on the cultural and spiritual importance of Hualapai language maintenance.

Ethnologue: Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai:
Demographic information about the Pai languages.

Walapai Language Tree

Havasupai Language Tree

Yavapai Language Tree:
Yavape Language Tree

Kewevkapaya Language Tree:
Theories about Pai language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Hualapai Language Structures

Yavapai Language Structures:
Yavapai-Hualapai linguistic profiles and academic bibliographies.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Upland Yuman Language

Havasupai Language

Yavapai Language:
Encyclopedia articles on the Upland Yuman languages.
Lengua Havasupai-Walapai:
Information about the Pai language in Spanish.
Havasupais

Yavapais

Hualapais:
Pai links.
Havasupai Tribe

Yavapai Tribe

Hualapai Tribe:
Pai books.

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