Huarijío
A language of Mexico
| Population | 2,840 (2005 SIL). 1,574 in Chihuahua, 1,207 in Sonora. |
| Region | West central Chihuahua, Western Sierra Madre Mountains, from Río Chinipas east to Sonora border, from San Bernardo, to headwaters of Río Mayo. 17 or more villages or hamlets. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 12 |
| Alternate names | Guarijío, Macurái, Maculái, Macurawe, Varihío, Varijío, Vorijío, Warihío |
| Dialects | Highland Guarijío, Lowland Huarijío. Intelligibility with Tarahumara languages is less than 50%. ‘Maculai’ (Macurawe, Macuyawe) used by upriver Huarijio to refer to downriver Huarijio, who previously may have intermarried with Mayo. Old town ruins called Macoyawi, now under Lake Mocutzari, also refer to them. |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Sonoran, Tarahumaran, Guarijio |
| Language development | Grammar. Bible portions: 1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | OVS; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HILTON, Kenneth S., author. 1947. "Palabras y frases de las lenguas tarahumara y guarijío."
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