Purepecha | Ethnologue

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: tsz
Alternate Names: Eastern Lake Purepecha, P’orhe, P’orhépecha, Phorhépecha, Porhé, Purépecha de la Zona Lacustre, “Tarascan” (pej.), “Tarasco” (pej.), “Tarasko” (pej.)
Autonym: P’urhe, P’urhépecha
Population: 41,100 in Mexico (2010 INALI). Total Purepecha speakers: 142,000 (2020 INEGI). Total users in all countries: 56,100.
Location:: Michoacán de Ocampo state: Lake Pátzcuaro area, Cuanajo southeast edge, San Francisco Pichataro west edge, and Zipiajo north edge.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Tarascan
Dialects: Cuanajo, Ihuatzio, Isla Janitzio, San Jeronimo, Puacuaro, Cienega de Zacapu. All Purépecha varieties have functional intelligibility of other Purépecha varieties; Eastern varieties have 60%–80% intelligibility of the Western. A standard variety is emerging through radio and literature.
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1969–2012.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Purepecha
Writing: Latin script [Latn].