ISO 639-3 · yaqyaq
Uto-Aztecan family
Yaqui
Yaqui is a language of the Uto-Aztecan branch, spoken in Mexico. Wikidata describes it as “Native American language of the Uto-Aztecan family”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yaq- Glottocode
yaqu1251- Family
- Uto-Aztecan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 16 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yaqui |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yaqui language, Hiaki, Yoeme, Yoem Noki, yaq |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Uto-Aztecan to Yaqui
The branches above Yaqui, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
43Uto-AztecanfamilyyaqYaquilanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Mexico
spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingqucK’iche’Central American Indian languages · 2 m4 · EducationalyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredzapZapotecCentral American Indian languages · 777,000yuaYucatec MayaCentral American Indian languages · 706,0005 · DevelopingrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedcakKaqchikelCentral American Indian languages · 500,0004 · EducationaltzoTzotzilCentral American Indian languages · 350,0006b · ThreatenedctuCh’olCentral American Indian languages · 180,0005 · Developing