Hopílavayi
Hopi
Uto-Aztecan
Hopi (Hopílavayi) is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken in northeastern Arizona on the Hopi Reservation (centered ~35.91°N, 110.61°W). The language shows complex morphology with aspectual marking and obligatory possession on kinship/body-part terms. Third Mesa dialect is documented standard. IPA based on Whorf/Voegelin phonemic inventory and Third Mesa orthography. NOTE: Five concept words (cat, eat, drink, love, heart) lack published standardized forms in accessible sources and a [Provisional - limited documentation; pending native-speaker verification.]
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Hopi
Water
paahu
/paɑhu/
Fire
kukvay
/kukvɑj/
Sun
taawa
/tɑːwɑ/
Moon
muuyaw
/muːjɑw/
Mother
yu'at
/juʔɑt/
Father
na'at
/nɑʔɑt/
Eat
—
/—/
Drink
—
/—/
Love
—
/—/
Heart
—
/—/
Tree
suukya
/suːkjɑ/
House
khu
/xu/
Dog
pòoko
/poːko/
Cat
—
/—/
Hand
maa't
/mɑːʔt/
Eye
poosi
/poːsi/
Hello
tàlawva
/tɑːlɑwvɑ/
Thank you
askwali
/ɑskwɑli/
One
suukya'
/suːkjɑʔ/
Good
hopii
/hopiː/
Words compared
Compared with related Uto-Aztecan languages
| Meaning | Hopi | Yangkaal | Meroitic | Goguryeo | Nicaraguan Sign Language | Damin (Lardil ceremonial register) | Tartessian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | paahu /paɑhu/ | ngogo /ŋoɡo/ | 𐦠𐦴 /at/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Fire | kukvay /kukvɑj/ | ngida /ŋida/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | l!ii /lǃiː/ | — /—/ |
| Sun | taawa /tɑːwɑ/ | wargu /waɾɡu/ | 𐦨𐦬 /ms/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moon | muuyaw /muːjɑw/ | waldar /waldaɾ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mother | yu'at /juʔɑt/ | ngama /ŋama/ | 𐦢𐦫𐦡𐦡 /kdke/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Father | na'at /nɑʔɑt/ | kanda /kanda/ | 𐦡𐦢 /qor/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Eat | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Drink | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Love | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Heart | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Tree | suukya /suːkjɑ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| House | khu /xu/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Dog | pòoko /poːko/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cat | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hand | maa't /mɑːʔt/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Eye | poosi /poːsi/ | miibul /miːbul/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hello | tàlawva /tɑːlɑwvɑ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Thank you | askwali /ɑskwɑli/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| One | suukya' /suːkjɑʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Good | hopii /hopiː/ | — /—/ | 𐦞𐦢𐦮𐦤 /akheniska/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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