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.
Recent Resources
LEY GENERAL DE DERECHOS LINGÜÍSTICOS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS
CATÁLOGO DE LAS LENGUAS INDÍGENAS NACIONALES
LENGUAS INDÍGENAS NACIONALES EN RIESGO DE DESAPARICIÓN: VARIANTES LINGÜÍSTICAS POR GRADO DE RIESGO.
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.
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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.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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
Bibliography of Locations:
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
Bibliography of Context:
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