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Yavapai Language
Yavapai Language is spoken in Arizona. It is a part of the Yuman language family, and it is closely related (but not mutually intelligible) to Apache and Havasupai languages. In 1990, there were 163 native speakers of Yavapai There are around 150 native speakers today, with over 1000 Yavapai people.

Syntax
Yavapai is a subject-verb-object language.

/-k/ and /-m/ Problem
According to Martha Kendall, the morphemes /k/ and /m/ are "semantically contrastable," but are pronounced the same. She writes that homophony is present in Yavapai, and /k/ and /m/ are similar in phonological situations, but are syntactically different.

Consonants
Yavapai has a small amount of consonant morphemes. W- Voiced labial-velar approximant

Vowels
Through research, Yavapai is said to have three vowel lengths. These vowels lengths have separate syntactic and semantical meanings. When tested, the lengths are approximately ranging from 100 to 150 ms.

Sample Words
Some sample words given in Yavapai translation:

Preservation Efforts
There have been recordings of Yavapai (as well as other Yuman languages) done in 1974, relating to phonology, syntax, and grammar. This 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 Yavapai community.