The following tribes belong to the Yuman Language Family. Most linguists have settled on categorizing the Yuman Language Family into four major branches (in no particular order):

1. Pai
2. River
3. Delta-California
4. Kiliwa.

Historically, the Yuman people maintained their own systems of organizing groups of people and applied names to those groups in their respective native dialects. Modern names of tribes often do not accurately reflect indigenous languages and classifications.

Listed below are the contemporary common names, federally recognized names and alternative names used for official business. For research purposes, it would be most practical to use these terms. As you begin to research, however, you will find that each group has one or more names for itself that characterize ancient cultural identities and distinctions. Cultural identity is something altogether different from identity as a federally recognized tribe.
PAI BRANCH
The Yuman Tribes of the U.S. and Mexico
Hualapai
     Arizona, United States:
          Hualapai Indian Tribe

Havasupai
     Arizona, United States: 
          Havasupai Tribe

Yavapai
     Arizona, United States:
          Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
          Yavapai-Apache Nation
          Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community aka Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

Paipai
     Villages of Baja California, Mexico:
          Santa Catarina
          San Isidoro
RIVER BRANCH
Maricopa
     Arizona, United States:
          Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
          Gila River Indian Community

Quechan
     Arizona/California, United States:
          Quechan Tribe aka Fort Yuma Quechan Indians

Mohave / Mojave
     Arizona/California/Nevada, United States:
          Colorado River Indian Tribes
          Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
DELTA-CALIFORNIA BRANCH
Cocopah
     Arizona, United States:
          Cocopah Tribe of Arizona aka Cocopah Indian Tribe

     Villages of Sonora/Baja California, Mexico (Cucapá):
          Ejido Pozas de Arvizu
          El Mayor

Kumeyaay
     California, United States:
          Campo Kumeyaay Nation aka Campo Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
          Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
          Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
          Barona Band of Mission Indians
          San Pasqual Band of Indians
          La Posta Band of Mission Indians
          Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
          Inaja Cosmit Indian Reservation
          Capitan Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
          Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
          Jamul Indian Village - A Kumeyaay Nation
          Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians, aka Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
          Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, aka Cuyapaipe

     Villages of Baja California, Mexico (Kumiai Nación):
          Juntas de Neji
          San Jose de la Zorra
          San Antonio Necua
          La Huerta
          Santa Catarina (Pai-Pai Kumiai)
KILIWA
Kiliwa
     Villages of Baja California, Mexico:
          Ejido Tribu Kiliwas