Concept information
Preferred term
oodTohono O'odham
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Oodham (pronounced ) is an Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona and northern Sonora where the Tohono Oodham (formerly called the Papago) and Pima reside. As of the year 2000, there were estimated to be approximately 9750 speakers in the United States and Mexico combined, although there may be more due to underreporting. It is the 10th most-spoken indigenous language in the United States, the 3rd most-spoken indigenous language in Arizona after Apache and Navajo. It is the 3rd most-spoken language in Pinal County and the 4th most-spoken language in Pima County. Approximately 8% of Oodham speakers in the US speak English "not well" or "not at all", according to results of the 2000 Census. Approximately 13% of Oodham speakers in the US were between the ages of 5 and 17, and among the younger O'odham speakers, approximately 4% were reported as speaking English "not well" or "not at all".
Entry terms
- O'odham language
ISO 639-3 code
- ood
Notation
- ood
In other languages
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O'odham
French
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Idioma o'odham
Spanish
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ood
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