Everything about The Huichol Language totally explained
The
Huichol language is an
indigenous language of Mexico, belonging to the
Uto-Aztecan language family. It is spoken by the ethnic group widely known as the
Huichol who refer to themselves as
Wixarika, and who inhabit the northern Sierra of the
Mexican states of
Nayarit,
Zacatecas and
Jalisco.
Huichol is a
Mesoamerican language and shows many of the traits that define the
Mesoamerican Linguistic Area. Under the "Law of Linguistic Rights" it's recognized as a "
national language" along with 62 other indigenous languages and
Spanish which have the same "validity" in Mexico
(External Link
). Huichol is a
tonal language distinguishing high and low tone
Geographic Distribution
Genealogy
The closest relatives of the Huichol language is the
Cora language together with which it forms the
Coracholan subgroup of the
Uto-Aztecan languages, also the Taracahitan group of languages containing among others the languages
Tarahumara,
Yaqui and
Mayo is related to Huichol.
- General Uto-Aztecan
- Coracholan branch
- Huichol language
- Cora languages
Phoneme Inventory
Vowels
There are six vowel phonemes, namely /i, e, a, o, u, ɨ/.
Consonants
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Coronal |
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Velar |
Labiovelar |
Glottal |
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k |
kʷ |
ʔ
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s |
x* |
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h
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r, x* |
y |
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w |
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| Nasal | m |
n |
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Media
Huichol-language programming is carried by the
CDI's radio station
XEJMN-AM, broadcasting from
Jesús María, Nayarit.
Further Information
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