Also Known As:
Ayoré, Zamuco, Morotoco, Moro, Pyeta Yovai, Ayuréo, Avoreo, Pyeta, Yovai
Dialects & Varieties
- Tsiricua
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,585
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
1675
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Bolivia: the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; Paraguay: Department of Boqueron
Location Description
Bolivia, Gran Chaco region, Departmen of Santa Gruz, provinces of Nuflo de Chaves, Chiquitos, Sandoval and Busch, the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; Paraguay, Department of Boqueron, Mariscal Estigarribia, General Eugenio A. Garay, and Menno districts, Department of Alto Paraguay, District of La Victoria.
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Speakers' Attitude
In Bolivia, the Ayoreo women show great linguistic fidelity.
Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Grammatical description of the Ayoreo language
Ayoreo [ayo] is a Zamucoan language with approximately 4,000 speakers in Bolivia and 2,600 speakers
Description of the Ayoreo verbal morphology
