Sierra Occidental Purepecha in United States
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| People Name General | Purepecha, Sierra Occidental |
| People Name in Country | Purepecha, Sierra Occidental |
| Natural Name | Sierra Occidental Purepecha |
| Pronunciation | see-AIR-ah oak-see-den-TAHL poo-DAY-peh-chah |
| Alternate Names | Tarasco |
| Population this Country | 52,000 |
| Population all Countries | 274,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | No |
| Progress Scale | 4 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 18910 |
| ROP3 Code | 114871 |
| ROP25 Code | 306844 |
| ROP25 Name | Purepecha |
| Country | United States | ||
| Region | America, North and Caribbean | ||
| Continent | North America | ||
| 10/40 Window | No | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
| Location in Country | Alabama; California; Illinois; Missouri; North Carolina; Washington; Wisconsin. Source: Ethnologue 2020 | ||
| Country | United States |
| Region | America, North and Caribbean |
| Continent | North America |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
| Location in Country | Alabama; California; Illinois; Missouri; North Carolina; Washington; Wisconsin.. Source: Ethnologue 2020 |
| Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 5.00 %) |
45.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
55.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Primary Language | Purepecha, Western Highland (52,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | pua Ethnologue Listing |
| Primary Dialect | Purepecha, Sierra Occidental |
| Dialect Code | 15804 Global Recordings Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Purepecha, Western Highland (52,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | pua Ethnologue Listing |
| Primary Dialect | Purepecha, Sierra Occidental |
| Dialect Code | 15804 Global Recordings Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Purepecha, Western Highland |
Primary Language: Purepecha, Western Highland
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (2006) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1968-2012) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | Android Bible app: Purepecha, Western Highland | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Purepecha, Western Highland | YouVersion Bibles |
| Photo Source | Edgar a secas - Flickr Creative Commons |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
