Maricopa language

Maricopa
Piipaash chuukwer / Xalychidoma chuukwer
Native to United States
Region Maricopa County, Arizona
Ethnicity 800 Maricopa and Halchidhoma (2007)[1]
Native speakers
 100 (2007)[1]
Yuman
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mrc
Glottolog mari1440[2]

Maricopa or Piipaash is spoken by the Native American Maricopa people on two reservations in Arizona: the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Gila River Indian Community. Most speakers live in Maricopa Colony, near Baseline Road and 83rd Avenue, or Lehi, near Mesa Drive and McDowell Road.

Although the Maricopa now live among the Pima,[3] their language is completely unrelated. It is a Yuman language, related to other languages such as Mohave, Cocopah, Havasupai, Yavapai and Kumeyaay.

According to the Ethnologue, language shift is occurring at Maricopa Colony: "The child-bearing generation can use the language among themselves, but it is not being transmitted to children." At Salt River, it is nearly extinct: "The only remaining users of the language are members of the grandparent generation or older who have little opportunity to use the language."[4]

There are about 100 speakers out of an ethnic population of 800. Salt River's cultural resources department estimates that there are around 15 fluent native speakers remaining in the Salt River community.[5] There are many more with varying degrees of fluency, including many who can understand but not speak Maricopa.

The modern Maricopa people are actually an amalgamation of five separate but related groups, with different dialects. There are now two dialects of Maricopa, Piipaash and Xalychidom. Most Piipaash reside at Maricopa Colony on the Gila River Indian Community, and most Xalychidom reside at Salt River. However, all remaining dialect differences are fairly minor.[3] Xalychidom is the dialect spoken by the formerly distinct Xalychidom people.

There is a language revitalization program at Salt River, the O'odham Piipaash Language Program, offering immersion classes, language-based cultural arts classes, community language-based social activities, and assistance with translation, cultural information and language learning.[4]

Phonology

All claims and examples in this section come from Gordon (1986) unless otherwise noted.

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plain rounded plain rounded
Plosive p t ʈ kʲ k kʷ q qʷ ʔ
Affricate t͡ʃ
Voiceless fricative (f) s ʂ x xʷ
Voiced fricative v ð
Nasal m n ɲ (ŋ)
Liquid l, ɲ lʲ
Glide j w

Phonemes /f/ and /ŋ/ occur only in loanwords like kafe "coffee" and naraŋk "orange," both from Spanish. [ŋ] also occurs as an allophone of /ɲ/.

Vowels

Maricopa has a typical five-vowel system:

Front Central Back
High i, iː u, uː
Mid e, eː o, oː
Low a, aː

Vowel length is phonemic, and all vowels may be short or long so there are ten phonemic vowels.

The following diphthongs, with the second member represented by a glide, occur. Basically, they glide from one vowel sound into another.[6] Diphthongs can be long or short: /ej/ and /eːj/ are both found.

Diphthongs are

/aj aːj ej eːj oj oːj uj uːj aw aːw ew eːw/,

as in /kwiduj/ and /maxaj/.

Stress and intonation

Stress within a word falls on the final root vowel (the are capitalized):

/XOT-k/ → [ˈxotɪk]
/m-XOT-k/ → [məˈxotɪk]
/XʷET-xot-m/ → [ˈxʷetxotɪm]

Declarative sentences have a falling intonation toward the end of the sentence.

Interrogative sentences have a rising intonation toward the end of the sentence.

Epenthesis

Epenthesis of vowels to relieve consonant clusters is a major and complicated issue in Maricopa. It is not completely understood, but some general statement can be made.

Epenthetic vowels can have the quality of any other vowel as well as some reduced vowel qualities. However, the form is basically predictable from the local context:

Sequences of three non-syllabic consonants never surface without epenthesis. Sequences of two consonants sometimes causes epenthesis, depending on the consonants in question.

Nasals and liquids are least likely to accompany epenthesis, as they often syllabify instead, particularly in the following circumstances:

In most other initial two-consonant cluster, epenthesis occurs:

/mxan-k/ → [məxanɪk]
/ʔ-mxan-k/ → [ʔəmxanɪk]

Some final clusters are allowed, but others are broken up. Interestingly, the distinction seems to rest partially on the number of syllables in the word as well as the particular sequence of consonants:

/wiʂ-k/ → [wiʂk]
/uːwiʂ-k/ → [uːwiʂɪk]

Assimilation and other phonological changes

Non-initial sequences of identical oral consonants, other than /ʂ/, geminate:

/mðiːlʲ-lʲa/ → [mðiːlʲːa]
/nak-k/ → [nakː]

The sequence /ʂʂ/ can surface as [tʂ]. Thus, /ʔiːpaʂ-ʂ/ may surface as [ʔiːpatʂ] or [ʔiːpaʂɪʂ].

When /t͡ʃ/ follows any segment except /ʂ/ and precedes any unstressed segment, it deaffricates to /ʂ/: /t͡ʃmɲaː-k/ surfaces as [t͡ʃɪmɪɲaːk], but /m-t͡ʃmɲaː-k/ surfaces as [mɪʂɪmɪɲaːk].

For less conservative speakers, /t͡ʃ/ can surface as /ʂ/ before any unstressed segment other than /s/.

Unstressed high vowels can lower to the corresponding mid vowel.

[u] is inserted betwneen a rounded consonant and a round or labial consonant. A rounded consonant can delabialize before any other consonant.

/ɲ/ assimilates to [ŋ] before a velar or post-velar consonant. After a morpheme boundary, [ŋ] is preceded by [ɪ].

Between a back vowel and any following vowel, [w] is inserted:

/juː-uːm/ → [juːwuːm]
/maː-uːm/ → [maːwuːm]

Between a front vowel and a back round vowel, /j/ is inserted:

/siː-uːm/ → [siːjuːm]
/mɲe-uːm/ → [mɪɲejuːm]

Morphology

Case marking

Maricopa has a subject marker -sh but no marker for the direct object.

mat-v-sh 'or'or-m
earth-DEMONSTRATIVE-SUBJECT round-REAL
"The world (near) is round."[7]
'iipaa-ny-sh qwaaq kyaa-m
man-DEMONSTRATIVE-SUBJECT deer shoot-REAL
"The man shot the deer."[8]

There are four other cases: comitative ("with, about"), adessive/allative ("at, towards"), inessive/illative ("in, on, into"), and general locative or directional ("to, from").

-m: comitative ("with"), instrumental ("with, by means of").

Grace-sh Bonnie-m uudav-k
Grace-SUBJECT Bonnie-COMITATIVE be=with-REAL
"Grace is with Bonnie."[9]

-ii: locative with adessive ("at") and allative ("to, toward") meanings.

h'a-sh ha-s-ii v'aw-m
tree-SUBJECT water-DEMONSTRATIVE-LOCATIVE stand-REAL
"The tree is by the water (distant, out of sight)."[10]

-ly: locative with inessive ("in, on") and illative ("into, to") meanings.

'iipaa-ny-sh Flagstaff-ly yem-k
man-DEMONSTRATIVE-SUBJECT Flagstaff-LOCATIVE go-REAL
"The man went to Flagstaff."[10]

-k: general locative and directional ("to, from").

Lynn-sh Yuma-k dii-k
Lynn-SUBJECT Yuma-LOCATIVE come-REAL
"Lynn came from Yuma."[11]

Case markers can be clitics in verbs as if they were applicative markers.

tdish mat ily-k-shvaw-k
corn earth LOCATIVE-IMPERATIVE-put-REAL
"Plant the corn in the ground."[12]
'ii hat ny-m-'-aham-m
wood dog DEMONSTRATIVE-INSTRUMENTAL-FIRSTPERSON-hit-REAL
"I hit the dog with the stick."[12]

Negative

Verbs are negated by adding the circumfix (w)aly-...-ma.

chii-sh ha=han-ly aly-dik-ma-k
fish-SUBJECT river-LOCATIVE NEGATIVE-lie-NEGATIVE-REAL
"(There) aren't (any) fish in the river."[13]
waly-'-tpuy-ma-k
NEGATIVE-FIRSTPERSON-kill-NEGATIVE-REAL
"I didn't kill him."[13]
Heather-sh va aly-k-di-ma-k
Heather-SUBJECT house NEGATIVE-LOCATIVE-come-NEGATIVE-REAL
"Heather didn't come from the house."[14]

In copulative sentences (those with the verb "to be"), the negative element is placed on the predicate noun.

'iipaa-sh waly-'-do-ma-k
man-SUBJECT NEGATIVE-FIRSTPERSON-be-NEGATIVE-REAL
"I am not a man."[13]
aly-'iipaa-ma-sh (duu-m)
NEGATIVE-man-NEGATIVE-SUBJECT be-REAL
"She is not a man."[14]

The first element of the negative circumfix is sometimes omitted, such as a sentence with nominalization.

nyip '-ny-kwr'ak pakyer-ma-sh
me FIRSTPERSON-POSSESSIVE-old.man cowboy-NEGATIVE-SUBJECT
"My husband is not a cowboy."[14]
harav uusish-ma-sh hot-k
liquour drink+NOMINATIVE-NEGATIVE-SUBJECT good-REAL
"Not drinking liquor is good."[15]

There are constructions with a variable placement of the negative morpheme. In reflexives, the reflexive morpheme mat- can precede or follow the first part of the negative circumfix.

waly-mat-'-shoot-ma-ksh
NEGATIVE-REFLEXIVE-FIRSTPERSON-hurt-NEGATIVE-1PPERFECT
"I didn't hurt myself."[14]
mat-aly-'-shoot-ma-ksh
REFLEXIVE-NEGATIVE-FIRSTPERSON-hurt-NEGATIVE-1PPERFECT
"I didn't hurt myself."[14]

Maricopa has no unique word for "never." The language uses the verb aly-'aa-ma-k (NEGATIVE-hear-NEGATIVE-REAL) and the event that did not occur as a subordinate clause.

man-sh m-shmaa-m aly-m-'aa-ma-k
you-SUBJECT SECONDPERSON-sleep-m NEGATIVE-SECONDPERSON-hear-NEGATIVE-REAL
"You never sleep."[16]
Bonnie '-yuu-k waly-'aa-ma-k
Bonnie FIRSTPERSON-see-SAMESUBJECT NEGATIVE-hear-NEGATIVE-REAL
"I never see Bonnie."[16]

There is a special verb kuvar, meaning "to be none," to express the meaning of "there isn't."

mash-sh kuvar-k
food-SUBJECT none-REAL
"There is no food."[16]
man-sh shyaal m-kuvar-k
you-SUBJECT money SECONDPERSON-none-REAL
"You have no money."[16]

Negative adverbs vary in scope depending on their position relative to the negative circumfix. For example, the adverb -haay "still, yet" is outside of the scope of the negation if the order of the morphemes is ma-haay. On the other hand, "still" is inside of the scope of the negation if the order of the morphemes is haay-ma.[17]

'iikway dany aly-shveesh-ma-haay-k
cow DEMONSTRATIVE NEGATIVE-milk+DUAL.SUBJECT-NEGATIVE-yet-REAL
"They haven't milked the cow yet."[17]
'ayuu waly-m-evsh-haay-ma-k
something NEGATIVE-ASC-work+DUAL.SUBJECT-yet-NEGATIVE-REAL
"They are not still working."[17]

Interrogative words

The following is a summary of interrogative words:

mki 'who' mki 'where' mkip 'which' kawish 'what'
Subject mkish mkipsh kawitsh
Object mkiny mkip kawish
Commitative and instrumental (with) {-m} mkinym mkipm kawishm
Adessive and allative (at, to, towards) {-ii} mkii mkipii
Inessive and illative (in, into) {-ly} mkily mkiply
General locative (to) {-k} mkinyk mkik mkipk
Mki-sh m-ashham-m?
who-SUBJECT 3RDSUBJECT+2NDOBJECT-hit+DISTANCE+QUESTION
"Who hit you?"[18]
Mkip-sh v'aw-m duu?
which-SUBJECT stand-REAL be
"Who is standing there?"[19]
Mki-ny m-ashham-k?
who-OBJECT 2NDSUBJECT+3RDOBJECT-hit+DISTANCE-QUESTION
"Who did you hit?"[18]
Kawit-sh ka-do-t-uum?
what-SUBJECT QUESTION-be-EMPHATIC-INC
"What would happen?"[20]

Syntax

Gender

Maricopa does not make a grammatical gender distinction.

No word for and

David Gil reports that the Maricopa managed quite well despite having no equivalent for and. The various relevant relations are solved by using different linguistic structures. However, whether the absence of a lexeme constitutes a lexical gap depends on not a theory but the shared verbal habits of the people using the relevant conceptualization.

Accordingly, it is not valid to say that speakers of Maricopa lacklack the lexeme and. Rather, it is speakers of, for example, English who would experience the lack.[21]

Word order

The basic word order for transitive sentences is subject–object–verb language. Intransitive sentences are subject-verb. ditransitive sentences are subject-dative-object-verb.

mhay-ny-sh qwaaq tpuy-m
boy-DEMONSTRATIVE-SUBJECT deer kill-REAL
"The boy killed a deer."[22]
sny'ak-sh ashvar-k
woman-SUBJECT sing-REAL
"The/A woman sang."[7]
Heather-sh Pam kwnho aay-m
Heather-SUBJECT Pam basket give-REAL
"Heather gave a basket to Pam."[23]

Possessive words precede nouns. There are inalienable nouns such as clothing items, which must bear possessive markers.

Bonnie s'aw ime
Bonnie offspring leg
"Bonnie's baby's leg."[24]
m-kpur
2NDPERSON-hat
"Your hat."[24]
Bonnie avhay
Bonnie dress
"Bonnie's dress."[24]

Determiners are expressed as suffixes or independent words following the noun.

posh-v-sh ii'ily-k
cat-DEMONSTRATIVE-SUBJECT be=infested-REAL
"This cat (near, at hand) has fleas."[24]
chyer vany-a shviily-sh hmaaly-m
bird DEMONSTRATIVE-EPENTHETICVOWEL feather-SUBJECT white-REAL
"That bird's feathers are white."[24]

No independent adjective category

The language has no independent adjective category: "Intransitive verbs in their unmarked forms (with no nominalizing morphemes) can be used as attributive adjectives with an NP."[25] Furthermore, it appears that there is no difference between the attributive and the predicative form of adjectival forms.

'iipaa hmii sper-sh ny-wik-k
man tall strong-SUBJECT THIRD/FIRSTPERSON-help-REAL
"A tall, strong man helped me."[25]
'iipaa-ny-sh hmii-k
man-DEMONSTRATIVE-SUBJECT tall-REAL
"The man is tall."[26]

Yes/no questions

Questions are marked by "rising intonation and by the structure of the verb"[27][28] For most verbs, the question suffix is -m or a zero morpheme.

M-mii?
2NDPERSON-cry
"Did you cry?"[29]
M-mii-m?
2NDPERSON-cry-QUESTION
"Did you cry?"[29]
'Ayuu-'-maa-(m)?
something-1STPERSON-eat-QUESTION
"Did I eat something?"[30]
Pam-sh 'ayuu-maa-(m)?
Pam-SUBJECT something-eat-QUESTION
"Did Pam eat something?"[30]

If a zero morpheme is used to mark the question and the root of the verb is consonant-final, an epenthetic -ii is added.

M-nmak-ii?
2NDPERSON-leave-EPENTHETICVOWEL
"Did you leave it?" [29]
M-nmak-m?
2NDPERSON-leave-QUESTION
"Did you leave it?" [29]

To form a question in the second person ("you"), some verbs can have a -k or -m for questions.

M-yoq-k?
2NDPERSON-vomit-QUESTION
"Did you vomit?"[31]
M-yoq-m?
2NDPERSON-vomit-QUESTION
"Did you vomit?"[31]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Maricopa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Maricopa". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. 1 2 Antone, Caroline (2000). Piipayk M'iim (PDF). Salt River, Arizona: O'odham Piipaash Language Program. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  4. 1 2 O'odham Piipaash Language Program. Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community http://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/government/culturalresources/oplp.asp. Retrieved 2015-10-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Piipaash Elders Determined to Keep Language Alive. Au-Authm Action News http://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/community/auauthm/archives/2012/feb-16-2012/news/news-04.htm. Retrieved 2015-10-13. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ OPLP, 2012
  7. 1 2 Gordon 1986, p. 37
  8. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 41
  9. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 43
  10. 1 2 Gordon 1986, p. 45
  11. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 46
  12. 1 2 Gordon 1986, p. 50
  13. 1 2 3 Gordon 1986, p. 72
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Gordon 1986, p. 73
  15. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 74
  16. 1 2 3 4 Gordon 1986, p. 81
  17. 1 2 3 Gordon 1986, p. 142
  18. 1 2 Gordon 1986, p. 335
  19. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 326
  20. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 204
  21. ↑ Gil (1991)
  22. ↑ Gordon 1986, p. 15
  23. ↑ Gordon 1986, pg. 42
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 Gordon 1986, pg. 31
  25. 1 2 Gordon 1986, pg. 51
  26. ↑ Gordon 1986, pg. 53
  27. ↑ Gordon 1986, pg. 13
  28. ↑ Gordon 1986, pg. 331
  29. 1 2 3 4 Gordon 1986, pg. 332
  30. 1 2 Gordon 1986, pg. 333
  31. 1 2 Gordon 1986, pg. 334

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