Aymara

Also known as Aimara language, Aymará language, Caranga language, Aymara languages, Aymara language, ay

native language in South America

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Aymara is a native language spoken by indigenous people in South America, primarily in the Andes region of Bolivia, Peru, and Chile. It remains culturally and linguistically important as one of the major indigenous languages of the continent, though it faces challenges from Spanish and other dominant languages.

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Instance of: modern language
Subclass of: Indigenous languages of the Americas
Country: Chile
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topic's main category: Category:Aymara language
Commons category: Aymara language
writing system: Latin alphabet
linguistic typology: agglutinative language
Wikimedia language code: ay
native label: Aymar aru
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 4000000
category for films in this language: Category:Aymara-language films
exact match: afbo.info/languages/122
P10369: 4
P11012: Shaghap
indigenous to: Andes
topic has template: Template:Lang-ay

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Encyclopedic overview

Aymara ( Aymara pronunciation: [ajˈmaɾa] ; also Aymar aru) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish and Quechua, is an official language in Bolivia and Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile and northern Argentina, where it is a recognized minority language.

Academic sources confirm that Aymara is spoken in Argentina, particularly in the provinces of Jujuy and Salta. Aymara is recognized as one of the indigenous language families within the country, often grouped alongside others such as Quechua, Mapuche, and Guaraní. The University of Arizona identifies the Kolla people, who speak Aymara, as having a significant presence in these provinces.

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