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Which Indigenous peoples of the Southwest spoke Uto-Aztecan languages?

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Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples and their lands in the American Southwest, with labeled areas for groups such as the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Apache, Pima, Yuma, Mojave, and others, along with major rivers and reservation boundaries.
Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest

Several Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest are speakers of Uto-Aztecan languages. Within the southwestern portion of the culture area, near the border of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora, these groups include:

Additionally, the Hopi, who are the westernmost group of Pueblo Indians situated in northeastern Arizona, speak a Northern Uto-Aztecan language.12

While other Uto-Aztecan-speaking groups, such as the Yaqui, are found in the region, they are primarily associated with northern Mexico, where Uto-Aztecan languages are spoken by a wide variety of groups including the Tarahumara, Mayo, and Tepehuan.3