The Cahitan languages is a branch of the
Uto-Aztecan language family that comprises the
Yaqui
The Yaqui, Hiaki, or Yoeme, are an Indigenous people of Mexico and Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe, who speak the Yaqui language, a Uto-Aztecan language.
Their primary homelands are in Río Yaqui valley in the no ...
and the
Mayo languages, both of Northern Mexico. The branch has been considered to be part of the
Taracahitic languages, but this is no longer considered a valid genetic unit.
[Hill, J. H. (2011). Subgrouping in Uto-Aztecan. Language Dynamics and Change, 1(2), 241-278.] The poorly attested language of the
Acaxee has also been considered to be Cahitan.
References
Cáhita
Indigenous languages of California
Southern Uto-Aztecan languages
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