Central Rarámuri

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Central Rarámuri is a principal regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in the Sierra Madre region of northern Mexico.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Central Rarámuri canonical 5

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Rarámuri language variety
indigenous language variety
regional dialect
associatedWith Sierra Madre Occidental cultural region
belongsTo indigenous languages of the Sierra Madre Occidental
closelyRelatedTo Eastern Rarámuri
Northern Rarámuri
Southern Rarámuri
Western Rarámuri
country Mexico
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Rarámuri
hasAlternativeName Central Tarahumara
Central Tarahumara dialect
hasLinguisticFeature complex aspect and mode system
rich verbal morphology
hasSpeakersIn indigenous communities in the Sierra Madre region
languageBranch Southern Uto-Aztecan languages
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
languageStatus indigenous language of Mexico
minority language
languageSubgroup Tarahumaran languages
partOf Rarámuri language
Tarahumara language continuum
linked to: Tarahumara language
primaryContactLanguage Spanish
region Sierra Tarahumara
central Sierra Tarahumara
linked to: Sierra Tarahumara
spokenBy Rarámuri people
Tarahumara people
spokenIn Mexico
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre region of northern Mexico
northern Mexico
linked to: Northern Mexico
spokenInState Chihuahua
subdivisionOf Rarámuri
typologicalFeature SOV basic word order
agglutinative morphology
usedFor daily communication in Rarámuri communities
oral tradition
traditional cultural practices
usedIn local community education programs
religious and ceremonial contexts
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rarámuri language hasDialect Central Rarámuri
Ralamuli hasDialect Central Rarámuri
Western Rarámuri closelyRelatedTo Central Rarámuri
Eastern Rarámuri closelyRelatedTo Central Rarámuri