Cocopah language

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Cocopah
Kwikapa
Native to	Mexico, United States
Region	Baja California, Arizona, Sonora
Ethnicity	Cocopah
Native speakers	US: 370 (2015)[1] Mexico: 180 (2020)[1]
Language family	Yuman–Cochimí Core Yuman Delta–Californian Cocopah
Language codes
ISO 639-3	coc
Glottolog	coco1261
ELP	Cocopah
Cocopa is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Cocopah is a Delta language of the Yuman language family spoken by the Cocopah. Cocopah is believed to have derived from the Hokan language, and it is related to the other Native American languages of Mojave and Kumeyaay.^[2] Cocopah is considered an endangered language, with fewer than 400 speakers at the turn of the 21st century. However, in an effort to keep the language alive, Yuma County's Cocopah Museum began offering classes teaching Cocopah to children in 1998.