Cocopah

The Cocopah (Cocopah: Xawiƚƚ Kwñchawaay) are Native Americans who live in Baja California, Mexico, and Arizona, United States.

Cocopah
Xawiƚƚ kwñchawaay
Middle Sky, Cocapah, photo by Frank A. Rinehart, 1899 (hand-colored)
Total population
1,009 in the United States (2010)
Regions with significant populations
 Mexico
( Baja California and  Sonora)
 United States ( Arizona)
Languages
Cocopah, English, Spanish
Religion
Traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
other Yuman peoples
A Cocopah man and a Cocopah woman by Cyrus Thomas

In the United States, Cocopah people belong to the federally recognized Cocopah Tribe of Arizona.

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