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Western Highland Purepecha

Western Highland Purepecha is a Tarascan language spoken in United States and Mexico, by about 140 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Western Highland Purepecha · 19.5°N 102.2°W

Words in Western Highland Purepecha

Meaning	Word	Romanization
woman	uárhi
hand	jajki
head	éjpu
water	itsï
star	jósku
sky	auanda
stone	tsakapu
tree	anátapu
dog	uíchu
two	tsimani
three	tanimu
four	t'ámu
who	ne
die	uarhini
coffee	kafe

Nearby languages

Purepecha Coca Michoacán Nahuatl Michoacán Mazahua San Francisco Matlatzinca Querétaro Otomi Central Mazahua Atzingo Matlatzinca Cuitlatec Temascaltepec Nahuatl

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