Yaqui language
Yaqui (or Hiaki), locally known as Yoeme or Yoem Noki, is a Native American language of the Uto-Aztecan family. It is spoken by about 20,000 Yaqui people, in the Mexican state of Sonora and across the border in Arizona in the United States. It is partially intelligible with the Mayo language, also spoken in Sonora, and together they are called Cahitan languages.
| Yaqui | |
|---|---|
| Yoem Noki | |
| Pronunciation | [joʔem noki] |
| Native to | Mexico, U.S. |
| Region | Sonora, Arizona |
| Ethnicity | Yaqui people |
Native speakers | 20,000 in Mexico (2020 census) 640 in the USA (2015 census) |
Uto-Aztecan
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yaq |
| Glottolog | yaqu1251 |
| ELP | Yaqui |
Yaqui is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Hiaki | |
|---|---|
| Person | Hiaki / Yoeme |
| People | Yaqui / Yoemem |
| Language | Yoem Noki |
| Country | Hiakim |
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