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
Presentation in Copala Triqui at the fifth Fiesta de las Culturas Indígenas Pueblos y Barrios Originarios
Native toOaxaca, Mexico
Native speakers
30,000 (2007)[1]
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3trc
Glottologcopa1237

Geographic distribution edit

Greenfield, California edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b Copala at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ "Triqui of San Juan Copala | SIL Mexico". www.mexico.sil.org. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  3. ^ "Catálogo de las Lenguas Indígenas Nacionales".
  4. ^ Broadwell, George Aaron (Jan 5, 2017). "Inflectional Change in Copala Triqui*" (PDF). lingdomain. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-06.
  5. ^ Rubin, Sara. "Native speakers and local missionaries work to save an indigenous Mexican language". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

External links edit

Gramática Popular del Triqui de Copala