Cahitan–Opata branch

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The Cahitan–Opata branch is a subgroup of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes closely related indigenous languages such as Opata and Cahitan, historically spoken in northern Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf language branch
subgroup of Uto-Aztecan languages
characterizedBy closely related indigenous languages
shared morphological features within Uto-Aztecan
shared phonological innovations within Uto-Aztecan
classificationUsedBy historical linguistics
classificationUsedIn Uto-Aztecan comparative studies
hasAlternativeName Cahitan–Opata subgroup
Cahitan–Opatan branch
Cahita–Opata branch
hasEthnolinguisticAssociation Cahita peoples
Guarijío people
Mayo people
Opata people
Yaqui people
hasMember Bacorehui language
Cahitan language
linked to: Cahitan languages

Eudeve language
Guarijío language
Jova language
Mayo language
Opata language
Tehueco language
Yaqui language
historicalRegion northwestern Mexico
linked to: Northwestern Mexico
includesEndangeredLanguage Guarijío language
Mayo language
Yaqui language
includesExtinctLanguage Eudeve language
Jova language
Opata language
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
partOf Uto-Aztecan language family
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
relatedTo Corachol branch
linked to: Coracholan branch

Nahuan branch
Tarahumaran branch
spokenInHistorical Chihuahua
Sinaloa
Sonora
northern Mexico
linked to: Northern Mexico
status largely endangered
partly extinct
subgroupOf Southern Uto-Aztecan
Taracahitic branch

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Opata language belongsToBranch Cahitan–Opata branch
Jova languageFamilyBranch Cahitan–Opata branch
Teguima language branchOf Cahitan–Opata branch
Cahitan–Opata branch hasAlternativeName Cahitan–Opatan branch
linked to: Cahitan–Opata branch
Eudeve people subfamily Cahita–Opata branch
linked to: Cahitan–Opata branch