Language

Purepecha

Purepecha is a language in the Tarascan family spoken in Mexico and United States.

New Testament

Scripture in Purepecha

The New Testament is reported in Purepecha.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Purepecha is spoken

  • Mexico
  • United States

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About Purepecha

Language family
Tarascan
ISO 639-3 code
tsz
Glottocode
pure1242
Also known as
Purepecha: Ihuatzio

Dialects and varieties 12

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Purepecha as a whole.

  • Cienega de ZacapuNo known Scripture
  • Comachuén-TuricuaroNo known Scripture
  • CuanajoNo known Scripture
  • Eastern Lake PatzcuaroNo known Scripture
  • IhuatzioNo known Scripture
  • Isla JanitzioNo known Scripture
  • Lake Patzcuaro Islands and Western ShoreNo known Scripture
  • Northern Lake PatzcuaroNo known Scripture
  • PuacuaroNo known Scripture
  • San JeronimoNo known Scripture
  • ZapacuNo known Scripture
  • ZipiajoNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.