Wixarika language

E404996
Uto-Aztecan language indigenous language natural language

The Wixarika language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Wixárika (Huichol) people of western Mexico, known for its complex verbal morphology and rich ceremonial vocabulary.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wixarika language canonical 2
Wixárika language 1
Wixárika standardized orthography 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ
natural language ⓘ
alternateName Huichol language ⓘ
associatedWith Wixárika art and symbolism ⓘ
peyote pilgrimage rituals ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Cora language ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
hasFeature agglutinative morphology ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ
evidentiality marking ⓘ
inclusive-exclusive distinction in first person plural ⓘ
noun incorporation ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ
rich ceremonial vocabulary ⓘ
switch-reference markers ⓘ
tone or pitch accent distinctions ⓘ
verb-final word order tendency ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature multiple verbal prefixes ⓘ
multiple verbal suffixes ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature complex consonant clusters ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ
hasSyntacticFeature cross-referencing of subject and object on the verb ⓘ
head-marking on verbs ⓘ
ISO639-3Code hch ⓘ
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
nativeName Wixárika ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Mexican government
region Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
regulatedBy Wixárika community authorities ⓘ
spokenBy Huichol ⓘ
surface form: Huichol people

Wixárika people ⓘ
spokenIn Durango ⓘ
Jalisco ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Nayarit ⓘ
Zacatecas ⓘ
western Mexico ⓘ
status indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ
subfamily Coracholan branch ⓘ
surface form: Corachol branch
usedFor intergenerational transmission of cultural knowledge ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
usedIn Wixárika religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual narratives ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huichol → hasAlternativeName → Wixarika language ⓘ
Huichol → hasAlternativeName → Wixarika language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wixárika language
Huichol language → hasAlternativeName → Wixarika language ⓘ
Huichol language → hasStandardForm → Wixarika language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wixárika standardized orthography