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ALSO KNOWN AS		Náayeri
CLASSIFICATION		Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		crn, cok
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Tereseño Meseño and Mariteco Santa Teresa: Santa Teresa Cora Dolores Cora San Blasito Cora San Juan Corapan Cora Rosarito Cora. Difficult intelligibility with other Cora varieties. El Nayar: Jesús María Cora (El Nayar) La Mesa del Nayar Cora (Mesa del Nayar) San Francisco Cora Presidio de los Reyes Cora. Santa Teresa Cora [cok] is distinct enough to need separate literature.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue distinguishes 2 Cora languages: Cora, El Nayar [crn] 8,000 (1993), Cora, Santa Teresa [cok] 7,000 (1993).

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Information from: “Cora (Mexico) - Language Snapshot” . William H. Parker (2019) , Peter K. Austin ·

Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,078 extrapolated from INALI census data, likely closer to 10,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2010

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Under threat from rapid economic and demographic change in the region. Cora is essential for holy days, religious rituals, and festivals.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish
Nahuatl
English

Competing Orthographies

SIL, the Mexican Bilingual Education system, authors of Wa’mwatye Náayeri nyúuka (Valdovinos, 2017)

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Cora literacy rates are low, partly due to varietal differences; meanwhile literacy in Spanish is common.

PLACES: Centered in El Gran Nayar in the State of Nayarit in Western Mexico

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17,086
Native speakers worldwide
ELDERS
9,203
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
8,299 women and 8,787 men speak the language (INEGI 2005:176). Ages and speaker numbers: 5-14 years old: 5,722 (2,978 boys, 2,744 girls); 15-44 years old: 8,420 (4,195 men, 4,225 women); 45-59 years old: 1,812 (971 men, 841 women).

DATE OF INFO: 2005

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: The number provided for those who speak other languages refers to those who speak Spanish. Source does not clarify if other indigenous languages are known. 3, 808 of Cora speakers do not speak Spanish (1,493 men, 2,315 women). 96.5%% of Cora speakers who do not speak Spanish reside in Del Nayar municipality.

PLACES: Mexico

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 97.1%% of Cora speakers live in the state of Nayarit; there is also a significant presence in Baja California (0.6%%) and Jalisco (0.7%%).

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The municipalities with the greatest quantity of Cora speakers are: Del Nayar (12,935), Rosamorada (1,296) and Ruiz (1,235), in Nayarit.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Ethnologue distinguishes 2 Cora languages:
Cora, El Nayar [crn] 8,000 (1993),
Cora, Santa Teresa [cok] 7,000 (1993).

PLACES: Mexico;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North central Nayarit; also in USA.

				2009	Perfil sociodeomgráfico de la población que habla lengua indígena		Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)		Edificio Sede, Av. Héroe de Nacozari Sur Núm. 2301, Fracc. Jardines del Parque, CP 20276, Aguascalientes, Ags.	http://www.inegi.org.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/censos/poblacion/poblacion_indigena/leng_indi/PHLI.pdf		2009. "Perfil Sociodeomgráfico De La Población Que Habla Lengua Indígena." Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Online: http://www.inegi.org.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/censos/poblacion/poblacion_indigena/leng_indi/PHLI.pdf.		17,086	2005	10000-99999	8,299 women and 8,787 men speak the language (INEGI 2005:176). Ages and speaker numbers: 5-14 years old: 5,722 (2,978 boys, 2,744 girls); 15-44 years old: 8,420 (4,195 men, 4,225 women); 45-59 years old: 1,812 (971 men, 841 women).	9,203	Spanish	The number provided for those who speak other languages refers to those who speak Spanish. Source does not clarify if other indigenous languages are known. 3, 808 of Cora speakers do not speak Spanish (1,493 men, 2,315 women). 96.5%% of Cora speakers who do not speak Spanish reside in Del Nayar municipality.	13,278	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					The municipalities with the greatest quantity of Cora speakers are: Del Nayar (12,935), Rosamorada (1,296) and Ruiz (1,235), in Nayarit.	Mexico	97.1%% of Cora speakers live in the state of Nayarit; there is also a significant presence in Baja California (0.6%%) and Jalisco (0.7%%).	22.014361,-104.811402; 23.604262,-110.130616; 20.94092,-104.088135
ISSN: 1740-6234	Language Snapshots	August		2019	Cora (Mexico) - Language Snapshot	Peter K. Austin		Language Documentation and Description		http://www.elpublishing.org/docs/1/16/ldd16_08.pdf	William H. Parker	William H. Parker (2019). Cora (Mexico) — Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description, vol 16. London: EL Publishing. pp. 182-186. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/174		20,078 extrapolated from INALI census data, likely closer to 10,000	2010	10000-99999			Spanish, Nahuatl, English			Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	Under threat from rapid economic and demographic change in the region. Cora is essential for holy days, religious rituals, and festivals.	14	13		Centered in El Gran Nayar in the State of Nayarit in Western Mexico		21.743889, -105.228333
			16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International		Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	15,000		10000-99999	Ethnologue distinguishes 2 Cora languages: Cora, El Nayar [crn] 8,000 (1993), Cora, Santa Teresa [cok] 7,000 (1993).					Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Mexico;	North central Nayarit; also in USA.	22,-105

Cora

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Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,078 extrapolated from INALI census data, likely closer to 10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17,086

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,000

Discussion

Cora

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,078 extrapolated from INALI census data, likely closer to 10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17,086

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,000

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