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Maricopa language

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Maricopa
Piipaash chuukwer / Xalychidoma chuukwer
Native toUSA
RegionArizona
Native speakers
181 (1990)
Language codes
ISO 639-3mrc
ELPMaricopa

The Maricopa language is spoken by the Native American tribe Maricopa, near Phoenix, Arizona.

Grammar

Maricopa is a Subject Object Verb language, with six or seven cases. It makes no grammatical gender distinction.

References

  • Gordon, Lynn (1986). Maricopa Morphology and Syntax. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Ethnologue entry for Maricopa
  • Rosetta Project entry for Maricopa