Also Known As:
Náayeri
Dialects & Varieties
- Tereseño
- Meseño
- and Mariteco
- Santa Teresa: Santa Teresa Cora
- Dolores Cora
- San Blasito Cora
- San Juan Corapan Cora
- Rosarito Cora. Difficult intelligibility with other Cora varieties.
- El Nayar: Jesús María Cora (El Nayar)
- La Mesa del Nayar Cora (Mesa del Nayar)
- San Francisco Cora
- Presidio de los Reyes Cora. Santa Teresa Cora [cok] is distinct enough to need separate literature.
Cora (Mexico) - Language Snapshot
William H. Parker (2019). Cora (Mexico) — Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description, vol 16. London: EL Publishing. pp. 182-186. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/174
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,078 extrapolated from INALI census data, likely closer to 10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Centered in El Gran Nayar in the State of Nayarit in Western Mexico
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish, Nahuatl, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
SIL, the Mexican Bilingual Education system, authors of Wa’mwatye Náayeri nyúuka (Valdovinos, 2017)
Comments on writing systems:
Cora literacy rates are low, partly due to varietal differences; meanwhile literacy in Spanish is common.
Recent Resources
LENGUAS INDÍGENAS NACIONALES EN RIESGO DE DESAPARICIÓN: VARIANTES LINGÜÍSTICAS POR GRADO DE RIESGO.
Variantes lingüísticas de la agrupación lingüística cora, con sus autodenominaciones y referencias g
Variantes lingüísticas de la agrupación lingüística cora, por grado de riesgo de desaparición.