Ayoreo

A language of Paraguay

ISO 639: ayo
Alternate Names: Ayoeo, Ayoré, Ayoweo, Coroino, Garaygosode, Guarañoca, Guidaigosode, Koroino, Moro, Morotoco, Poturero, Pyeta Yovai, Pyta Jovai, Samococio, Takrat, Totobiegosode, Yanaigua
Population: 2,460 in Paraguay (2012 census), increasing. 1,000 monolinguals (2012). Total users in all countries: 4,650.
Location:: Alto Paraguay department: Arocojnadi, Cucaani, Guidaichai, and Isla Alta; Boquerón department: Campo Loro, Ebetogue, Jesudi, and Tunocojai.
Language Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2010, Languages Act, No. 4251, Article 2).
Classification: Zamucoan
Dialects: Tsiracua (Sirákua, Tsirákua). Lexical similarity: 30% with Chamacoco [ceg].
Typology: SVO; prepositions and postpositions; noun head initial, except for possessors; 2 genders (masculine and feminine); inflectional language; verb affixes mark person, number, and gender; no passive or voice; no tense or aspect; 19 consonants and 5 vowels, including voiceless nasal consonants.
Language Use: Used by all. Many also use Spanish [spa], with more younger than older people speaking it, with more men than women speaking it, and more urban dwellers than rural speaking it.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1982.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ayoreo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Partially nomadic. Christian.

Bolivia

Location: Santa Cruz department: Ángel Sandoval, Chiquitos, Germán Busch, and Ñuflo de Chávez provinces; Santa Cruz de la Sierra city, Zapocó, Poza Verde, Puesto Paz, Guidai Ichai, Santa Teresita, Tobité, Urucú, Motacú, Rincón del Tigre, Belen.
Dialects: Tsiricua.
Language Status: 5 (Developing)

Location: Alto Paraguay department: Arocojnadi, Cucaani, Guidaichai, and Isla Alta; Boquerón department: Campo Loro, Ebetogue, Jesudi, and Tunocojai.