Tarahumara language
| Tarahumara | |
|---|---|
| Raramúri | |
| Region | Mexico: Chihuahua |
(specify language family under 'fam1' or 'family')
| |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Secretaría de Educación Pública |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| ELP | Tarahumara |
The Tarahumara language is a mexican indigenous language of the Uto-Aztecan language family spoken by around 70,000 Tarahumara or Raramúri people in the state of Chihuahua. Under the "Law of Linguistic Rights" it is recognized as a "national language" along with 62 other indigenous languages and Spanish which have the same "validity" in Mexico [1].
Varieties
The ethnologue counts 5 varieties of Tarahumara:
| Name | ISO-code | Location | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Tarahumara | tar | Southwestern Chihuahua. | 55,000. 10,000 monolinguals. |
| Lowland Tarahumara | tac | Chihuahua. | 15,000 |
| Northern Tarahumara | thh | Chihuahua, towns of Santa Rosa Ariseachi, Agua Caliente Ariseachi, Bilaguchi, Tomochi, La Nopalera. | 300 |
| Southeastern Tarahumara | tcu | No estimate | Chinatú, Chihuahua. |
| Southwestern Tarahumara | twr | Chihuahua, town of Tubare | 100 (1983 SIL). |
References
- Miller, Wick. (1983). Uto-Aztecan languages. In W. C. Sturtevant (Ed.), Handbook of North American Indians (Vol. 10, pp. 113-124). Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution.
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