Alternate Names: P’orhe, P’orhépecha, P’urhe, P’urhépecha, Purépecha de la Meseta, Purépecha de las Sierras, Purépecha del Oeste de Sierra Occidental, Tarascan, Tarasco
Dialects: Angahuán, Arantepacua, Cañada de los Once Pueblos, Cantera, Cheran, Nurío, Pamatacuaro. All Purépecha varieties have functional intelligibility of other Purépecha varieties: the Western varieties have 60%–80% intelligibility of the Eastern. A standard variety is emerging through radio and literature.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 135,000 in Mexico (2005 census). Population total all countries: 180,000.
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. New media. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1968.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico