Cora
Also Known As:
Náayeri
Dialects & Varieties
  • 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.
Cora

Language Information by Source

Perfil sociodeomgráfico de la población que habla lengua indígena

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/….

Speakers

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Comments on speakers
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.

Location and Context

Countries
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%%).

Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
13,278
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems

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