Triqui, Copala
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A language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Copala Trique, Triqui Bajo, Triqui de San Juan Copala
Population
25,000 in Mexico (2007 SIL). Total users in all countries: 30,000.
Location
Oaxaca state: Juxtlahuaca, Miguel Alemán, San Juan Copala, Sonora (1,000 users); Baja California state: San Quintín valley; Mexico City. Groups in most tourist centers.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
56% intelligibility of Chicahuaxtla [trs]. Considerable internal linguistic variation, though not well-defined subdialects.
Typology
VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Language Use
Considerable language loss in youth who grow up in the dispersion.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].