Tarahumara, Northern

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
thh
Alternate Names
Arisiachi Tarahumara, Tarahumara del Norte
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last speaker survived into the 2000s. Ethnic population: 1,500 (1993 SIL).

Location

Chihuahua state: Agua Caliente Ariseachi, Bilaguchi, La Nopalera, Santa Rosa Ariseachi, Tomochi.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Taracahitic, Tarahumaran, Tarahumara
Dialects

None known. 45% intelligibility of Central Tarahumara [tar], 25% of Western Tarahumara [tac].

Language Use

Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tarahumara, Northern
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].