Pima Bajo language
Pima Bajo (Mountain Pima, Lowland Pima, Nevome) is a Mexican indigenous language of the Piman branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, spoken by around 1,000 speakers in northern Mexico. The language is called O'ob No'ok by its speakers. The closest related languages are O'odham (Pima and Papago) and the O'othams.
| Pima Bajo | |
|---|---|
| O'ob No'ok | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Chihuahua, Sonora |
| Ethnicity | Pima Bajo |
Native speakers | 740 (2015) |
Uto-Aztecan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pia |
| Glottolog | pima1248 |
| ELP | O'ob |
Chihuahua Lower Pima is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
There are three major communities in the O'ob No'ok region (Yepachic, Maycoba and Yécora), but many of the people live in small outlying hamlets and on isolated family ranches rather than the larger towns.
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