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Preferred term

crnCora language  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Cora language is an indigenous language of Mexico of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It is spoken by the ethnic group that is widely known as the Cora but who refer to themselves as Naáyarite. The Cora inhabit the northern sierra of the Mexican state Nayarit which is named after its indigenous inhabitants. Cora is a Mesoamerican language and shows many of the traits defining the Mesoamerican Linguistic Area. Under the "Law of Linguistic Rights" it is recognized as a "national language" along with 62 other indigenous languages and Spanish which have the same "validity" in Mexico .

Entry terms

  • Cora, El Nayar
  • El Nayar Cora

ISO 639-3 code

  • crn

Notation

  • crn

In other languages

  • Cora

    French

  • Idioma cora

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/crn

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