Tarasco
Language Information
Tarasco (Purépecha) is spoken in western Mexico, in the highlands of Michoacán, around Lake Pátzcuaro.
Tarasco is a language isolate with about 140,000 speakers. The Tarascan state was a powerful empire that successfully resisted the Aztecs.
Tarasco is a language isolate with about 140,000 speakers. The Tarascan state was a powerful empire that successfully resisted the Aztecs.
- Language Family
- North American Indian
- Subgroup
- Isolate
Tarasco Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Purepecha
Iamendu k'uiripuecha janguarhiparini ka majku jarhati ka jurhimbekuecha jingoni kueraaŋasondikso ka, juajtakuarhisïndiksï ambakiti eratsekua ka kaxumbikua, jatsistiksï eskaksï sesi arhijperaaka.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights