Informationen von: “Cora (Mexico) - Language Snapshot” . William H. Parker (2019) , Peter K. Austin ·
Sicher gefährdet
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,078 extrapolated from INALI census data, likely closer to 10,000
DATUM DER INFORMATION
2010
NUTZUNGSBEREICHE
ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN
VERBREITUNG
MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT
Under threat from rapid economic and demographic change in the region. Cora is essential for holy days, religious rituals, and festivals.
ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN
Spanish
Nahuatl
English
Widersprüchliche Rechtschreibungen
SIL, the Mexican Bilingual Education system, authors of Wa’mwatye Náayeri nyúuka (Valdovinos, 2017)
Rechtschreibung
Cora literacy rates are low, partly due to varietal differences; meanwhile literacy in Spanish is common.
ORTE
Centered in El Gran Nayar in the State of Nayarit in Western Mexico
Informationen von: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Gefährdet
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Ethnologue distinguishes 2 Cora languages: Cora, El Nayar [crn] 8,000 (1993), Cora, Santa Teresa [cok] 7,000 (1993).
ORTE
Mexico;
ORTSBESCHREIBUNG
North central Nayarit; also in USA.
Informationen von: “Perfil sociodeomgráfico de la población que habla lengua indígena” . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)
Gefährdet
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17,086
9,203
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).
DATUM DER INFORMATION
2005
ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN
Spanish
KOMMENTARE ZUM SPRACHKONTEXT
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.
ORTE
Mexico
ORTSBESCHREIBUNG
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%%).
WEITERE KOMMENTARE
The municipalities with the greatest quantity of Cora speakers are: Del Nayar (12,935), Rosamorada (1,296) and Ruiz (1,235), in Nayarit.