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TOB ISO 639-3

Toba

Qom l’aqtac Autonym

A language of Argentina

ISO 639
tob
Alternate Names
Chaco Sur, Namqom, Qom, Qoml’ek, Toba Qom, Toba Sur
Autonym
Qom l’aqtac
Population
30,400 in Argentina (Crevels 2012). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 69,500 (2004 INDEC). Total users in all countries: 31,580.
Location:
Chaco province: Bermejito, Castelli, Fontana, La Leonesa, Las Palmas, Miraflores, Pampa del Indio, Pcia, Resistencia, Roca, Saenz Peña, San Martín, Tres Isletas; Corrientes province; Formosa province: El Colorado, Misión Laishí, San Carlos; Santa Fe province: Rosario.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Guaykuruan, Southern
Dialects
Southeast Toba, Northern Toba, Toba Sur, Toba-Pilagá (Toba Sombrero negro, Toba del Oeste).
Typology
20 consonants and 8 vowels (4 short, 4 long).
Language Use
Speakers’ competence varies considerably according to location, age and attitude (Crevels 2007). Home, friends, work, religion. Some young people, all adults. All ages in the smaller communities; adult speakers in larger towns and cities.
Language Development
Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Toba
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Different from Toba-Maskoy [tmf] or Toba-Pilagá [plg]. Christian.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Toba
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Bolivia. The Toba speakers were pushed out of Bolivia to neighboring countries by 1936 (Crevels 2007).
Location
Tarija department: Pilmacayo river, between Villa Montes and Paraguay border.
Language Status
9 (Dormant)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Different from Pilagá [plg] of Argentina or Toba [tmf] of Paraguay (Toba-Maskoy).
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Language Name
Toba Qom
User Population
1,180 in Paraguay (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,500 (Crevels 2012).
Location
San Pedro department: Boquerón-Arasapety and Urukuy-Las Palmas; Presidente Hayes department: Cerrito-Cerriteño, Cerrito-Río Verde, Cerrito-Rosarino, Naiñec, and San José.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Different from Toba-Maskoy [tmf] and Toba-Pilagá [plg].
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Map

Location: Chaco province: Bermejito, Castelli, Fontana, La Leonesa, Las Palmas, Miraflores, Pampa del Indio, Pcia, Resistencia, Roca, Saenz Peña, San Martín, Tres Isletas; Corrientes province; Formosa province: El Colorado, Misión Laishí, San Carlos; Santa Fe province: Rosario.