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Cocopah

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Their language, belonging to the Delta-California branch of the Yuman language family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of a Native American people living in Baja California and Sonora, Mexico, and in Arizona in the United States.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Cocopa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Yuman

4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cocopa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Hokan, Hoka

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Cocopa kwii capáy (literally “cloud people”).