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'Iipay, also known as Northern Diegueño, are the indigenous people of central San Diego County, California called 'Emat 'Iipay (The 'Iipay Nation) in their language, 'Iipay aa. There are five 'Iipay tribal reservations, Barona, Inaja-Cosmit, Mesa Grande, San Pasqual, and Santa Ysabel.

The 'Iipay territory spans from Palomar Mountain in the north to San Diego, California in the south; from Oceanside, California in the west to the Salton Sea in the east.

The 'Iipay people belong to the 'Iipay-Tiipay-Kumeyaay Nation.

'Iipay Languge
'Iipay and its along with Tiipay and Kumeyaay or Kumia, share a Yuman-based language which has three dialects. There is an estimated 25 'Iipay-Tiipay-Kumeyaay speakers. Precently, There is no standardized orthography for the 'Iipay language. Mesa Grande and Barona have publish their own perspective dictionaries.

Alphabet
Currently, there is no standardized alphabet or spelling for the 'Iipay language. Shown below is widely used among the 'Iipay.

', a, ch, e, h, i, k, l, ll, m, n, o, p, r, s, sh, t, u, v, w, y

Documentation
A language revitalization effort for Santa Ysabel Iipay Aa is underway. Classes are available through Kumeyaay Community College paired with Cuyamaca Community College. There is also a language immersion program.