Piman languages
Group of languages in the Uto-Aztecan family
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Piman (or Tepiman) refers to a group of languages within the Uto-Aztecan family that are spoken by ethnic groups (including the Pima) spanning from Arizona in the north to Durango, Mexico in the south.
Subdivisions
- Oʼodham
- Pima Bajo / Oʼob
- Tepehuan
- Tepecano
| Piman | |
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| Tepiman | |
| Linguistic classification | Uto-Aztecan
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | tepi1240 |
The Piman languages are as follows (Campbell 1997):
- 1. Oʼodham (also known as Pima language, Papago language)
- 2. Oʼob (also known as Mountain Pima, Lowland Pima)
- 3. Oʼotham (also known as Tepehuán proper, Southwestern Tepehuán, Southeastern Tepehuán)
- 4. Tepecano (†)
Linguistic evidence suggests that the various Piman languages split about a thousand years ago.[1]
Morphology
Piman languages are agglutinative, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.
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