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- proper noun An
indigenous people centered in thenorthwestern region of the Mexican state Michoacán. - proper noun The
language of these people.
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Examples
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They discussed the problem in Purepecha, and he then went into the back yard to retrieve a stick, whistling softly as a rooster yacked.
Antonia Cruz Rafael: the ceramics of Ocumicho, Michoacan 2009
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They discussed the problem in Purepecha, and he then went into the back yard to retrieve a stick, whistling softly as a rooster yacked.
Antonia Cruz Rafael: the ceramics of Ocumicho, Michoacan 2009
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The mountain range that makes up the Meseta Purepecha is part of four geographic regions of the State of Michoacán in which indigenous culture and its traditions have been preserved.
The Meseta Purepecha 2008
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The mountain range that makes up the Meseta Purepecha is part of four geographic regions of the State of Michoacán in which indigenous culture and its traditions have been preserved.
The Meseta Purepecha 2008
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The Tarascan language, or Purepecha, is a language isolate, unrelated to other indigenous languages in Mexico.
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The Tarascan language, or Purepecha, is a language isolate, unrelated to other indigenous languages in Mexico.
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The Tarascan language, or Purepecha, is a language isolate, unrelated to other indigenous languages in Mexico.
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Purepecha, meaning campesino or working man, was taken from the indigenous language as part of the nativist movement.
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Purepecha, meaning campesino or working man, was taken from the indigenous language as part of the nativist movement.
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Any time I have been in a Purepecha home to look at and buy crafts, the craftsmen are pleased to be asked to pose with their work.
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