TRC ISO 639-3
Triqui, Copala
Xnaꞌánj nu̱ꞌ Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- trc
- Alternate Names
- Copala Trique, Copala-Trique, Trike, Trique, Triqui Bajo, Triqui de San Juan Copala
- Autonym
- Xnaꞌánj nu̱ꞌ
- Population
- 25,000 in Mexico (2007 SIL). Total Triqui speakers: 29,500 (2020 INEGI). Total users in all countries: 30,000.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Juxtlahuaca, Miguel Alemán, San Juan Copala, Sonora (1,000 users); Baja California state: San Quintín valley; Mexico City. Groups in most tourist centers.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Trique
- Dialects
- 56% intelligibility of Chicahuaxtla [trs]. Considerable internal linguistic variation, though not well-defined subdialects.
- Typology
- VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
- Language Use
- Considerable language loss among youth who grow up in the diaspora.
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987–2010.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Triqui, Copala
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- California: Greenfield, Hollister, King City, coast.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Triqui, Copala
User Population
5,000 in United States (2007 SIL).
Map
Location: Oaxaca state: Juxtlahuaca, Miguel Alemán, San Juan Copala, Sonora (1,000 users); Baja California state: San Quintín valley; Mexico City. Groups in most tourist centers.
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