Aymara

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Aymara is an indigenous language spoken primarily by the Aymara people of the central Andes in countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.

All labels observed (12)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American indigenous language
indigenous language
language
alignmentType nominative–accusative
approximateSpeakers over 1 million
closelyRelatedTo Jaqaru
Kawki
endangeredStatus vulnerable
glottologCode ayma1253
hasCulturalRole key marker of Aymara identity
hasDialects Central Aymara
linked to: Aymara

Northern Aymara
linked to: Aymara

Southern Aymara
linked to: Aymara
hasFeature evidentiality
rich verbal morphology
suffixing morphology
hasLinguisticResearch extensively studied in typology
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive aspiration in stops
ejective consonants
three-vowel system
hasStandardizedOrthography yes
influencedBy Spanish language
linked to: Spanish
influences Bolivian Spanish
iso639-1Code ay
iso639-2Code aym
iso639-3Code aym
languageFamily Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymara
languageOf Lake Titicaca region
linked to: Altiplano plateau
morphologicalType agglutinative language
notGeneticallyRelatedTo Quechua
officialStatusIn Bolivia
Peru
primaryWordOrder SOV
recognizedAs official indigenous language of Bolivia
official indigenous language of Peru
region Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Central Andes
linked to: Andes
spokenBy Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
spokenIn Bolivia
Chile
Peru
usedFor education in Bolivia
radio broadcasting
religious practice
usedIn Bolivian constitution
Peruvian intercultural bilingual education programs
writingSystem Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andes languageRegion Aymara
Peru officialLanguage Aymara
Bolivia officialLanguage Aymara
Aymara spokenBy Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
Aymara languageFamily Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymara
Aymara hasDialects Central Aymara
linked to: Aymara
Aymara hasDialects Southern Aymara
linked to: Aymara
Aymara hasDialects Northern Aymara
linked to: Aymara
Altiplano plateau inhabitedBy Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
Cusco recognizedLanguage Aymara
Arequipa regionalLanguage Aymara
Andean civilization usedLanguage Aymara languages
linked to: Aymara
Nevado Sajama hasCulturalSignificanceFor Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
Wiphala usedBy Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
Wiphala hasCulturalOrigin Aymara culture
linked to: Aymara
Kawki subclassOf Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymara
Kawki languageFamily Aymaran
linked to: Aymara
Kawki closelyRelatedTo Aymara
Jaqaru subclassOf Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymara
Jaqaru languageFamily Aymaran
linked to: Aymara
Sucre indigenousLanguages Aymara
La Paz recognizedLanguage Aymara
Arica y Parinacota Region hasEthnicGroup Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
Kichwa people relatedEthnicGroup Aymara people
linked to: Aymara
Oruro languageUsed Aymara
Tiwanaku culture languageFamily Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymara
Northwestern Argentina hasEthnicGroup Aymara peoples
subject linked to: northwestern Argentina
linked to: Aymara
Isla de la Luna culture Aymara
Copacabana languageUsed Aymara
Viracocha languageContext Aymara
Puno languageUsed Aymara
Collasuyu associatedEthnicGroup Aymara peoples
linked to: Aymara
Collasuyu languageUsed Aymara
El Alto language Aymara