Copala Triqui (Spanish: Triqui de Copala) is a Trique language primarily spoken in the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.[2] A 2007 estimate by SIL International placed the number of Copala Triqui speakers at 25,000 in Mexico.[1][3]
| Copala | |
|---|---|
| xnaꞌánj nu̱ꞌ | |
.jpg) Presentation in Copala Triqui at the fifth Fiesta de las Culturas Indígenas Pueblos y Barrios Originarios | |
| Native to | Oaxaca, Mexico |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2007)[1] |
| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | trc |
| Glottolog | copa1237 |
Geographic distribution
editGreenfield, California
editImmigrants from Oaxaca have formed a large Copala Triqui speaking community in the city of Greenfield, California.[4] A bi-monthly Triqui language class was piloted at the Greenfield Public Library in 2010.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Copala at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Triqui of San Juan Copala | SIL Mexico". www.mexico.sil.org. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Catálogo de las Lenguas Indígenas Nacionales".
- ^ Broadwell, George Aaron (Jan 5, 2017). "Inflectional Change in Copala Triqui*" (PDF). lingdomain. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-06.
- ^ Rubin, Sara. "Native speakers and local missionaries work to save an indigenous Mexican language". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
External links
editGramática Popular del Triqui de Copala
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