Cocopah leid

Cocopah is a Delta leid o the Yuman leid faimily spoken bi the Cocopah. In an effort tae keep the leid alive, which wis speuken bi fewer than 400 fowk at the turn o the 21st-century, the Cocopah Museum began afferin Cocopah leid clesses tae childer in 1998.

The leid haed nae alphabet till the 1970s when a scholar developit ane for a varsity dissertation. It pruived tae be less nor ideal, an a new alphabet wis developit bi the tribe in the early 2000s. As the revival o the leid haes progressed, it haes been necessar tae fynd wirds for modren objects that didna exist in the auncient leid. These issues are referred tae the elders o the tribe for a decision.^[3] Cocopah in Mexico uise a different orthografie designed bi the INALI.