Corachol languages explained

Corachol
Region:western Mexico
Fam1:Uto-Aztecan
Fam2:Southern
Familycolor:Uto-Aztecan
Child1:Cora
Child2:Huichol
Glotto:cora1259
Glottorefname:Corachol
Child3:?Caxcan
Child4:?Guachichil
Child5:Zacateco [1]
Child6:Irritila

Corachol (alternatively Coracholan, Cora-Huichol or Coran) is a grouping of languages within the Uto-Aztecan language family. The living members of Coracholan are the Huichol and Cora languages, spoken by communities in Jalisco and Nayarit, states in central Mexico. Cazcan, Guachichil, Zacateco, and Lagunero/Irritila may have belonged as well. However, Cazcan is sometimes believed to have been a Nahuan language instead, and Guachichil has also been linked to the areal Coahuiltecan languages.

Corachol languages are Mesoamerican languages, and display many of the traits defined by the Mesoamerican linguistic area, or sprachbund.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moseley, Christopher . Atlas of the world's languages . Asher . Ronald E. . 1994 . Routledge . 978-0-415-01925-5 . London.