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Paipai Language (Akwa'ala)

Paipai is a Yuman language of northern Mexico, considered by some linguists to be a member of the larger Hokan language family. There are around 200 Paipai speakers in Baja California today.

˜Paipai Language Resources –

Paipai Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Paipai language, with comparison to words in other Hokan languages.

Kuriut' Trab Pai Pai
An untranslated Paipai text.

Paipai
Demographic information about Paipai from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Paipai Culture and History Links –

Notes on the Akwa'ala Indians of Lower California
Anthropological article from 1928, with linguistic and religious information and several legends.

Paipai (Pajaspuypayem)
Short article on the Paipai tribe.

˜Links, References, and Additional Information –

Lengua Paipai

Akwa'ala:
Paipai information in Spanish and other languages.

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