Apache
Language Information
The Apache languages are spoken primarily across two countries: the United States and Mexico.
Primarily Western Apache dialects spoken on reservations such as the Fort Apache, San Carlos, Tonto, and Camp Verde reservations.New Mexico: Home to the Jicarilla Apache (north/central) and Mescalero Apache (south/central).Oklahoma: Spoken by the Fort Sill Apache (Chiricahua descendants) and the Plains Apache (Kiowa-Apache).Texas & Colorado: Part of the historical footprint, with communities like the Lipan Apache holding deep roots in Texas.
Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila. For instance, Western Apache and Mescalero-Chiricahua communities exist in places like Hermosillo (Sonora) and localized settlements in Chihuahua.
Primarily Western Apache dialects spoken on reservations such as the Fort Apache, San Carlos, Tonto, and Camp Verde reservations.New Mexico: Home to the Jicarilla Apache (north/central) and Mescalero Apache (south/central).Oklahoma: Spoken by the Fort Sill Apache (Chiricahua descendants) and the Plains Apache (Kiowa-Apache).Texas & Colorado: Part of the historical footprint, with communities like the Lipan Apache holding deep roots in Texas.
Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila. For instance, Western Apache and Mescalero-Chiricahua communities exist in places like Hermosillo (Sonora) and localized settlements in Chihuahua.
- Language Family
- North American Indian
- Subgroup
- Athapaskan
- Branch
- Southern Athabaskan