Purepecha

See also: Purépecha

English

Alternative forms

• Purépecha, P’urhépecha

Etymology

From Purepecha P'urhépecha.

Noun

Purepecha pl (plural only)

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

Translations

person

• Catalan: purépetxa m or f, tarasca m or f
• Russian: пурепеча m or f (purepeča)
• Spanish: purépecha (es) m or f

Proper noun

Purepecha

1. The language of these people.

Synonyms

• Tarascan

Related terms

• Purepechan

Translations

language

• Catalan: purépetxa m, michoacà m, tarasca m
• French: tarasque (fr) m
• German: Purépecha n, Taraskisch n
• 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)