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Tarahumara Indian Language (Raramuri)

Tarahumara is a Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico. There are more than 60,000 Tarahumara speakers in Mexico, mostly in Chihuahua. There are actually several different dialects of Tarahumara which are so different from each other that it is difficult for speakers of one to understand speakers of the other. For this reason many linguists consider them distinct languages.

˜Tarahumara Language

Tarahumara language samples and resources.

˜Tarahumara Culture and History

Information and links about the Tarahumara tribe past and present.

˜Tarahumara Language Resources –

Our Online Tarahumara Materials

Tarahumara Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Tarahumara language, with comparison to words in other Uto-Aztecan languages.

Tarahumara Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Tarahumara words.

Tarahumara Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Tarahumara language.

Tarahumara Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Tarahumara language.

Tarahumara Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Tarahumara Prayer

Lord's Prayer in Tarahumara Baja

North Tarahumara Prayer

Southeast Tarahumara Prayer:
Southwest Tarahumara Prayer:
Translations of Christian prayers into Raramuri dialects.

Language Museum: Tarahumara Baja:
Bible passage in the Tarahumara Indian language.

Stabilizing Indigenous Languages: The Tarahumara of Mexico
Article on bilingual education and language preservation among the Tarahumara Indians.

El Tarahumar
Overview of the Tarahumara language including pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. Page in Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Lengua Tarahumara:
Information on the Tarahumara language in Spanish.
Tarahumara Language:
Tarahumara links.

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