Triqui, Copala

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
trc
Alternate Names
Copala Trique, Copala-Trique, Trike, Trique, Triqui Bajo, Triqui de San Juan Copala
Autonym
Xnaꞌánj nu̱ꞌ
User 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.

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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].

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