Huarijio language

Huarijio (Huarijío in Spanish; also spelled Guarijío, Varihío, and Warihío) is a Uto-Aztecan language of the states of Chihuahua and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It is spoken by around 2,100 Huarijio people, most of whom are monolinguals.

Huarijio
Varihío
RegionMexico: Chihuahua, Sonora
EthnicityHuarijio people
Native speakers
2,100 (2020 census)
Dialects
  • Upriver
  • Downriver
Official status
Regulated bySecretaría de Educación Pública
Language codes
ISO 639-3var
Glottologhuar1255
ELPGuarijío
Mountain Guarijío is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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