Ayoreo
Ayoreo is a Zamucoan language spoken in Bolivia and Paraguay, by about 2,189 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ayoreo is a Zamucoan language spoken in both Paraguay and Bolivia. It is also known as Morotoco, Moro, Ayoweo, Ayoré, and Pyeta Yovai. However, the name "Ayoreo" is more common in Bolivia, and "Morotoco" in Paraguay. It is spoken by the Ayoreo people, an indigenous ethnic group traditionally living on a combined hunter-gatherer and farming lifestyle.
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Written down
Uyoque jnese uje yugucoji jne je yitomarango iji jnumi. Ta yajñucórasu guio iji numi.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Ayoreo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ajorej* | |
| name | i* | |
| eye | edo* | |
| ear | aNorone* | |
| nose | koraCuj* | |
| tooth | pataraj* | |
| tongue | arei* | |
| hand | manaj* | |
| blood | iyoi | |
| bone | anokej* | |
| skin | aroj* | |
| knee | katade* | |
| breast | ina* | |
| liver | abito* | |
| water | yodi | |
| fire | pioj* | |
| sun | gede* | |
| star | gedo* | |
| stone | kukarane* | |
| mountain | kukarani* | |
| tree | poria* | |
| leaf | akaraj* | |
| night | dehaj* | |
| dog | tamokoj* | |
| fish | ojidi* | |
| louse | nari* | |
| one | Comara* | |
| two | garej* | |
| I | uju* | |
| you | uwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ayor1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ayo