Guarichio

Guarichio
Guarichio
Country	Mexico
Regions	Sonora , Chihuahua
Regulatory Organization
Total number of speakers	2840 (2005)
Classification
	Uto-Aztec languagesTarakait languagesTaramara languagesGuarichio
Writing
Language codes
ISO 639-1	-
ISO 639-2	-
ISO 639-3
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Guarijio ( Guarijío, Huarijío, Maculái, Macurái, Macurawe, Varihío, Varijío, Vorijío ) - Yuto-Aztec language , spoken in 17 villages or hamlets, in Chihuahua State, in the West Sierra Madre Mountains, from the river Cijep, from the River Sijono in the West Sierra Madre mountains, from the river Cijíp, from the River Sierra Madre, away from the river Cinep, from the West Sierra Madre mountains, from the river Cinepus, from Chihuahua Mountains Sonoran border, from the city of San Bernando to the headwaters of the Mayo River.

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Distribution

The language of guarihio has 2 variants (dialects), known as mountain guarihio ( guarijío de la sierra ) and lowland guarihio ( guarijío del río ). The mountain variant is spoken in the east of the municipality of Uruachi and near Arechuyvo, the state of Chihuahua . The lowland variant is spoken in the southwest: the majority inhabit the Mayo River basin north of the city of San Bernando in the municipality of Alamos in Sonoran State.

Carriers of the mountain guarihio call themselves wario ( warihó ), and lowland - makurave or makuay ( macurawe or makulái ). The contacts between the two groups are scarce, and although the differences between them are small, the media say that mutual understanding is difficult.

Phonology

Vowels

	Front row	Middle row	Back row
Top lift	i [i]		u [u]
Average lift	e [e]		o [o]
Lower lift		a [a]

Consonants

	Lip	Alveolar.	Chambers.	Velar	Throat.
explosive	p [p]	t [t]		k [k]	ʔ [ʔ]
affricates			č [t͡ʃ]
fricatives		s [s]	š ( [ʃ] )		h [h]
approximants	w [w]	l [l] , r [ɾ]	y [j]
nasal	m [m]	n [n]

Links

Guarigio on Ethnologue