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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:

  • 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:


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 .


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