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Quechan, also known as Yuma, is the native language of the Quechan people of southeastern California and southwestern Arizona
in the Lower Colorado River Valley and Sonoran Desert. Quechan belongs to the River branch of the Yuman language family, together
with Mohave and Maricopa languages. Publications have documented Quechan grammar and texts. In 1980, it was estimated that
there were fewer than 700 speakers of the language, including both the elderly and young. Hinton put a conservative estimate
of the number of speakers at 150, and a liberal estimate at 400-500. As of 2009, 93 preschoolers were learning Quechan in
the Quechan tribe's language preservation program, and the number of fluent speakers was estimated to be about 100. A Quechan
dictionary was in progress. Quechan speakers participate in the Yuman Family Language Summit, held annually since 2001. A
2010 documentary, “Songs of the Colorado,” by filmmaker Daniel Golding features traditional songs in the Quechan language.
Golding says, The songs are all sung in the language, so if you're not learning and picking up the language, then you won't
be able to understand the songs ... there are actually words telling stories... Assistance is available for speakers of the
language who wish to vote in elections in Imperial County, California and Yuma County, Arizona, under Section 203 of the Voting
Rights Act. |
Names (more)[en] Quechan language[fr] Yuma |
Language type : Living
Technical notes
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : yumLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/yumhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:yum More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: yumFreebase ISO 639-3 : yum GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |