Arizona, a state in the southwestern region of the United States of America, is known for its high population of Native Americans. Arizona has the third highest number (and the sixth highest percentage) of Native Americans of any state in the Union (See Demographics of Arizona). Out of the entire US population of 2.9 million Native Americans,[1] roughly 286,680 live in Arizona, representing 10% of the country's total Native American population. Only California and Oklahoma have more Native Americans than Arizona by number. Arizona also has the highest proportion of land allocated to Native American reservations, at 28%.[2] Arizona has five of the twelve largest Indian reservations in the United States, including the largest, the Navajo Nation, and the third-largest, the Tohono O'odham Nation. Also, Arizona has the largest number of Native American language speakers in the United States.[3]
There are twelve Native American languages spoken in Arizona, in addition to three other languages that are primarily spoken outside the state and one language with a disputed existence.
Population estimates are based on figures from Ethnologue and U.S. Census data, as given in sub-pages below. The twelve languages are shown in the table below:
In addition to the languages listed in the table above, there are three other Native American languages spoken in Arizona that are primarily found in New Mexico, located immediately to the east:
Zuni is a language isolate spoken primarily in the Zuni Pueblo, which is located in northern New Mexico. Out of the approximately 10,000 people that form the Zuni tribe, only 538 live in Arizona, located on trust lands in Apache County. Unlike many other Native American languages, a vast majority of Zuni are able to speak their language, and Zuni is at a comparatively lower risk of extinction.[4]
Tewa is a Tanoan language spoken by the Tewa people of New Mexico. The Arizona Tewa are a group of Tewa that currently reside on the Hopi reservation of northeastern Arizona, primarily in two villages around First Mesa: Hano and Polacca. The Tewa language is considered endangered.
^Language Magazine » Census Shows Native Languages Count
^Newman, Stanley. (1996). Sketch of the Zuni language. In I. Goddard (Ed.) Handbook of North American Indians: Languages (Vol. 17, pp. 483–506). Washington: Smithsonian Institution.
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Arizona a state in the southwestern region of the United States of America is known for its high population of Native Americans Arizona has the third highest number and the sixth highest percentage of Native Americans of any state in the Union See Demographics of Arizona Out of the entire US population of 2 9 million Native Americans 1 roughly 286 680 live in Arizona representing 10 of the country s total Native American population Only California and Oklahoma have more Native Americans than Arizona by number Arizona also has the highest proportion of land allocated to Native American reservations at 28 2 Arizona has five of the twelve largest Indian reservations in the United States including the largest the Navajo Nation and the third largest the Tohono O odham Nation Also Arizona has the largest number of Native American language speakers in the United States 3 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Other minority Native American languages 3 See also 4 ReferencesDistribution EditThere are twelve Native American languages spoken in Arizona in addition to three other languages that are primarily spoken outside the state and one language with a disputed existence Population estimates are based on figures from Ethnologue and U S Census data as given in sub pages below The twelve languages are shown in the table below Language Classification Number of speakers Total ethnic population Tribe s included Location s in Arizona Significant external populationsNavajo Na Dene Southern Athabaskan 170 000 300 000 Navajo Navajo Nation New MexicoWestern Apache Na Dene Southern Athabaskan 13 000 20 000 White Mountain Apache San Carlos Apache Tonto Apache Fort Apache Indian Reservation San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation Yavapai Apache Nation Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tonto Apache Tribecall Tonto Apache Indian ReservationYavapai Yuman Pai 163 1 420 Yavapai Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Yavapai Apache Nation Yavapai Prescott TribeHavasupai Hualapai Yuman Pai 1 530 2 437 Havasupai Hualapai Havasupai Indian Reservation Hualapai Indian ReservationQuechan Yuma Yuman River 250 1 200 Quechan Fort Yuma Indian Reservation CaliforniaMojave Yuman River 100 750 Mohave Fort Mojave Indian Reservation Colorado River Indian Reservation CaliforniaMaricopa Yuman River 160 400 Maricopa Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community Gila River Indian Reservation Maricopa Colony Cocopah Yuman Delta 400 1 000 Cocopah Cocopah Indian Reservation Mexico Baja California Sonora Hopi Uto Aztecan Northern Hopi 5 000 18 000 Hopi Hopi Indian ReservationColorado River Numic Uto Aztecan Northern Numic 2 000 5 000 Chemehuevi Southern Paiute Ute San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona Kaibab Indian Reservation Colorado River Indian Reservation Nevada Utah Colorado CaliforniaO odham Uto Aztecan Southern Piman 10 000 20 000 Akimel O odham Pima Tohono O odham Papago Tohono O odham Nation Ak Chin Indian Community Gila River Indian Community Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community SonoraYaqui Uto Aztecan Southern Taracahitic 15 000 25 000 Yaqui people Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation Guadalupe Sonora Yaqui River Valley Halchidhoma Yuman HalchidhomaOther minority Native American languages EditIn addition to the languages listed in the table above there are three other Native American languages spoken in Arizona that are primarily found in New Mexico located immediately to the east Zuni is a language isolate spoken primarily in the Zuni Pueblo which is located in northern New Mexico Out of the approximately 10 000 people that form the Zuni tribe only 538 live in Arizona located on trust lands in Apache County Unlike many other Native American languages a vast majority of Zuni are able to speak their language and Zuni is at a comparatively lower risk of extinction 4 Tewa is a Tanoan language spoken by the Tewa people of New Mexico The Arizona Tewa are a group of Tewa that currently reside on the Hopi reservation of northeastern Arizona primarily in two villages around First Mesa Hano and Polacca The Tewa language is considered endangered Mescalero Chiricahua is a Southern Athabaskan language spoken by the Chiricahua people and Mescalero people two Apachean tribes that currently reside on the Fort Sill Apache Tribe lands in Oklahoma and the Mescalero Indian Reservation in southwestern New Mexico A few Chiricahua also live on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in southeastern Arizona but this language is a minority language on the reservation See also EditNative Americans in the United States Indigenous peoples of Arizona Indigenous languages of the Americas Uto Aztecan languages Yuman languages Southern Athabaskan languagesReferences Edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 04 29 Retrieved 2014 05 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 2010 Census Bureau State DOTs and Native American Nations Language Magazine Census Shows Native Languages Count Newman Stanley 1996 Sketch of the Zuni language In I Goddard Ed Handbook of North American Indians Languages Vol 17 pp 483 506 Washington Smithsonian Institution Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indigenous languages of Arizona amp oldid 1108285089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
