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PUA ISO 639-3

Purepecha, Western Highland

P’urhe, P’urhépecha Autonym

A language of Mexico

ISO 639
pua
Alternate Names
P’orhe, P’orhépecha, Purépecha, Purépecha de la Meseta, Purépecha de las Sierras, Purépecha del Oeste de Sierra Occidental, “Tarascan” (pej.), “Tarasco” (pej.)
Autonym
P’urhe, P’urhépecha
Population
124,000 in Mexico (2010 INALI). Total Purepecha speakers: 142,000 (2020 INEGI). Total users in all countries: 169,000.
Location:
Jalisco state: Jilotlan de los Dolores municipality, small border area; Michoacán de Ocampo state: Comachuén east, Cañada de los Once Pueblos north, Nuevo Parangaricutiro south; Tarecuato west.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Tarascan
Dialects
Cañada de los Once Pueblos, Cantera, Pamatacuaro, Angahuán, Nurío, Arantepacua, Cheran. All Purépecha varieties have functional intelligibility of other Purépecha varieties: the Western varieties have 60%–80% intelligibility of the Eastern. A standard variety is emerging through radio and literature.
Language Use
Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1968–2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Purepecha, Western Highland
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Purepecha, Western Highland
User Population
45,000 in United States (2005 census).
Location
Alabama; California; Illinois; Missouri; North Carolina; Washington; Wisconsin.
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Map

Location: Jalisco state: Jilotlan de los Dolores municipality, small border area; Michoacán de Ocampo state: Comachuén east, Cañada de los Once Pueblos north, Nuevo Parangaricutiro south; Tarecuato west.