Yavapai is an Upland Yuman language , spoken by Yavapai people in central and western Arizona . There are four dialects: Kwevkepaya, Wipukpaya, Tolkepaya, and Yavepe. Linguistic studies of the Kwevkepaya (Southern), Tolkepaya (Western), Wipukepa (Verde Valley), and Yavepe (Prescott) dialects have been published (Mithun 1999:578).
7-527: The Verde Valley ( Yavapai : Matkʼamvaha ; Spanish : Valle Verde ) is a valley in central Arizona in the United States . The Verde River runs through it. The Verde River is one of Arizona's last free-flowing river systems. It provides crucial habitat for fish and wildlife, fresh water for local agricultural production, recreational opportunities for locals and tourists alike, and brings clean drinking water to over 2 million people in
14-637: Is reduced to two lengths in unstressed syllables. There are two tones on stressed syllables, high level and falling, which are neutralized to mid on unstressed syllables. Unlike in Havasupai and Hualapai, postaspirated stops cannot appear in word-initial position (Shaterian 1983:215). Yavapai is a subject-verb-object language. Some sample words given in Yavapai translation: There have been recordings of Yavapai (as well as other Yuman languages) done in 1974, relating to phonology, syntax, and grammar. This
21-526: Is similar to that between Mohave and Maricopa (Biggs 1957). Warren Gazzam, a Tolkapaya speaker, reported that "you know they (Hualapais) speak the same language as we do, some words or accents are a little different". Due to extensive cultural interchange, many Yavapai were once bilingual in Apache , and some Apache were bilingual in Yavapai. Yavapai consonant phonemes are shown below. Vowels occur short, mid and long in stressed syllables. The contrast
28-599: The anthology of poetry in Yuman languages edited by Hualapai linguist Lucille Watahomigie . Yavapai stories also appear in Spirit Mountain: An Anthology of Yuman Story and Song . Both works are accompanied by English translations, and the poems in Gigyayk Vo'jka also feature a morphological analysis. Alan Shaterian has published a dictionary of Northeastern Yavapai. Pamela Munro is working on
35-601: The greater Phoenix area. The valley is overlooked by Mingus Mountain and the Mogollon Rim . The valley is one of three regions of viticulture in Arizona and contains the Verde Valley AVA . The first notice of this region appears in the report of Antonio de Espejo , who visited in 1583. Little more was recorded until the commencement of prospecting for gold and silver in the 19th century. Verde Valley
42-475: Was meant to understand the three topics better and to hear them. There is an effort to revitalize the language. There is a Yavapai language program for adults to learn the language and pass on to future generations. There have been attempts to save the language in the Yavapai community. Poetry and stories have been published in Yavapai on several occasions. Yavapai poems are featured in Gigyayk Vo'jka ,
49-623: Was the setting for the 1977 sci-fi thriller movie Kingdom of the Spiders , starring William Shatner . The theme song for the film, " Peaceful Verde Valley ," was recorded by country singer Dorsey Burnette . Yavapai language Yavapai was once spoken across much of north-central and western Arizona, but is now mostly spoken on the Yavapai reservations at Fort McDowell , the Verde Valley and Prescott . The rate of mutual comprehension between Yavapai and Havasupai–Hualapai
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