Huichol language
| Wixárika Niukiyari | ||
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| speaker | about 37,000 people | |
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| Official language in | National language in Mexico
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| ISO 639 -1 |
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Huichol [ wit͡ʃoːl ] or Wixárika Niukiyari is an indigenous language in northern Mexico , spoken by the Huichol ethnic group , who call themselves Wixártari (singular: Wixárika ) ('people'). It belongs to the southern branch of the Uto-Aztec languages and is most closely related to the Cora language.
It is often said that the name Huichol derives from a foreign name of neighboring tribes for the Wixártari and means 'healer', since they were generally known by the tribes as particularly good shamans and knowledgeable botanists and physicians. The French ethnologist, León Diguet, claimed the name was derived from the Guachichil language and meant "those who cultivate the fields". According to a Wixártari shaman named Yauxali, their personal name means "who dress in honor of their ancestors".
According to the 2010 census, Wixárika Niukiyari is spoken by around 37,000 people in the Sierra Madre Occidental , mainly in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit , and to a lesser extent in the southeast of Durango and Zacatecas .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Huichol-Wixarika ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 488 kB)
literature
- José Luis Iturrioz Leza y Julio Ramírez de la Cruz, et al., 2001: Gramática Didáctica del Huichol: Vol. I. Estructura Fonológica y Sistema de Escritura , Departamento de Estudios en Lenguas Indígenas - Universidad de Guadalajara - Secretaria de Educación Pública, Vol . 1,
- Paula Gómez, 1999: Huichol de San Andrés Cohamiata, Jalisco , Archivo de lenguas indígenas de México, Colegio de México, ISBN 968-12-0851-X .