Purepecha

See also: Purépecha

English

Alternative forms

Purépecha, P’urhépecha

Etymology

From Purepecha P'urhépecha.

Noun

Purepecha pl (plural only)

An indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of the Mexican state Michoacán.

Translations

person

Russian: пурепеча m or f (purepeča)
Spanish: purépecha (es) m or f

Proper noun

Purepecha

The language of these people.

Synonyms

Tarascan

Related terms

Purepechan

Translations

language

Purepecha: p'urhépecha
Russian: пурепеча m (purepeča)
Spanish: purépecha (es) m, tarasco (es) m, michoacano (es) m

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Purepecha terms

Appendix:Purepecha Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Purepecha

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code pua (SIL) (the Western dialect; on Wiktionary, this code is used for the language)
ISO 639-3 code tsz (SIL) (the Eastern dialect)

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