Copala Trique

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Copala Trique is a variant of the Trique language spoken primarily in and around San Juan Copala in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its complex tonal system.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Copala Trique canonical 4
Copala Triqui 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Oto-Manguean language
Trique language variety
indigenous language of Mexico
branch Trique
closelyRelatedTo Chicahuaxtla Trique
linked to: Chicahuaxtla Triqui

Itunyoso Trique
country Mexico
endangeredStatusReason language shift to Spanish
ethnicGroup Trique people
glottocode copa1235
hasAlternativeName Copala Triqui
linked to: Copala Trique

Triqui Copala variety
Triqui de Copala
linked to: Trique

Triqui de San Juan Copala
linked to: Itunyoso Triqui
hasDialect varieties associated with different barrios of San Juan Copala
hasDomain everyday communication
oral tradition
ritual speech
hasFeature complex morphology
complex phonology
complex tonal system
contrastive tone
phonemic tone
tone sandhi
verb–initial tendencies
hasSpeakerCommunity migrant communities in other parts of Mexico
migrant communities in the United States
ISO639-3Code trc
languageFamily Oto-Manguean
languageOf San Juan Copala municipality
languageStatus endangered
partOf Trique language continuum
primaryRegion Oaxaca
region Mixteca region of Oaxaca
spokenIn San Juan Copala
Sierra Mixteca region
linked to: Sierra Mixteca

surrounding communities of San Juan Copala
subclassOf Trique language
subfamily Mixtecan
subjectOf descriptive grammars
lexicographic work (dictionaries)
phonological studies on tone
usedBy indigenous communities in Oaxaca
usedIn bilingual education programs in some communities
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Trique hasDialect Copala Trique
Chicahuaxtla Triqui isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith Copala Triqui
linked to: Copala Trique
Itunyoso Triqui isDistinctFrom Copala Triqui
linked to: Copala Trique
Copala Trique hasAlternativeName Copala Triqui
linked to: Copala Trique
trc (Copala Trique) name Copala Trique
Itunyoso Trique closelyRelatedTo Copala Trique