Alternate Names: Nebome, Nevome, O’odham, O’othham, Papago-Pima, Upper Piman
Dialects: Akimel O’odham (Pima), Tohono O’odam (“Papago” (pej.)).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 14,000 in United States (Golla 2007). Population total all countries: 14,094. 180 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 33,000 (Ichihashi-Nakayama 2004). Including 20,000 Papago, 13,000 Pima (Ichihashi-Nakayama 2004).
Language Use: Vigorous in the west and south. All ages.
Language Development: Taught at the University of Arizona (Golla 2007). From primary school on, schools of the Tohono O’odham Nation teach the language. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1975.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Different from Pima Bajo , of Mexico.