Pima Bajo

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
pia
Alternate Names
Lower Piman, Mountain Pima, Névome
Autonym
Oob No’ok
User Population

1,040 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Sonora-Chihuahua states border, scattered.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Pimic
Dialects

Chihuahua Pima Bajo (Lower Piman), Sonora Pima Bajo, Pima del Este, Pima del Norte, Pima del Sur. Lexical similarity: 85% with Pima [ood] (Tohono O’odham) of the United States and Northern Tepehuan [ntp].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1994.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pima Bajo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].