Copala Triqui
| Copala | |
|---|---|
| xnaꞌánj nu̱ꞌ | |
 Presentation in Copala Triqui at the fifth Fiesta de las Culturas Indígenas Pueblos y Barrios Originarios | |
| Native to | Oaxaca, Mexico |
Native speakers | 30,000[1] |
Oto-Manguean
| |
| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | trc |
| Glottolog | copa1237 |
Copala Triqui (Spanish: Triqui de Copala) is a Trique language primarily spoken in and around the town of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, Mexico.[2] A 2007 estimate by SIL International placed the number of Copala Triqui speakers at 25,000.[3]
Geographic distribution[]
Greenfield, California[]
Immigrants 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]
Welcome sign in Greenfield, California
References[]
- ^ Copala at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ "Triqui of San Juan Copala | SIL Mexico". www.mexico.sil.org. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Triqui, Copala". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ Broadwell, George Aaron (Jan 5, 2017). "Inflectional Change in Copala Triqui*" (PDF). lingdomain.
- ^ Rubin, Sara. "Native speakers and local missionaries work to save an indigenous Mexican language". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
External links[]
Categories:
- Trique language
- Indigenous languages of Mexico
- Endangered Oto-Manguean languages
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs