Western Apache

Western Apache refers to the similar Apache peoples living primarily in east central Arizona. Goodwin (1938) claims that the Western Apache can be divided into five groups based on dialect:

Related Topics:
Apache - Arizona

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• Cibeque,
• Northern Tonto,
• Southern Tonto,
• San Carlos, and
• White Mountain.

Other researchers do not find any linguistic evidence for five groups, but rather three main varieties with several subgroupings:

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• San Carlos,
• White Mountain, and
• Dilzhe'e.

Western Apache also refers to the Southern Athabaskan language spoken by these people. Western Apache is related to other Southern Athabaskan languages like Navajo, Chiricahua Apache, Mescalero Apache, Lipan Apache, Plains Apache, and Jicarilla Apache.

Related Topics:
Southern Athabaskan language - Navajo - Chiricahua Apache - Mescalero Apache - Lipan Apache - Plains Apache - Jicarilla Apache

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