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Yaqui Indian Language (Yoeme)

Yaqui is a Uto-Aztecan language of the Sonoran desert. About 350 Yaqui speakers remain in Arizona and more than 15,000 in neighboring Mexico.

˜Yaqui Language

Yaqui language samples and resources.

Related links about the Yaqui tribe past and present.

Our answers to common questions about the lifestyle of the Yaqui Indian tribe.

Yaqui Vocabulary:
List of vocabulary words in the Yaqui language, with comparison to words in other Uto-Aztecan languages.

Yaqui Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Yaqui words.

Yaqui Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Yaqui language.

Yaqui Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Yaqui language.

Yaqui Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Yaqui language.

Yaqui Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Yaqui language.

Arizona Yaqui Phonology

Yaqui Indian Texts

Yaqui Story:
Scanned-in Yaqui language materials from the Rosetta Project.

Hiaki Language Development Department:
Language and culture information from the Pascua Yaqui tribe.

Yaqui Alphabet:
Yaqui pronunciation guide.

Bible Verses in Mexican Languages: Yaqui:
Yoeme translation of several Biblical passages.

Yaqui Indian Prayers

Lord's Prayer in San Jose Yaqui

Language Museum: Arizona Yaqui:
Translations of Christian prayers into Yaqui.

Sonoran Yaqui Language Structures:
Yaqui language book for sale.

Yaqui/Yoeme Resources:
Yaqui links pages.

Lengua Cahita:
Information on the Mayo and Yaqui languages in Spanish.