The Chorote languages form a small group of indigenous language varieties spoken primarily in northwestern Argentina, and also in Paraguay and far-southeastern Bolivia. The languages are part of the Matacoan family, and are most closely related to Wichí.[1] They are also known as Chorotí, Yofúaha, or Tsoloti.
| Chorote | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
| Linguistic classification | Matacoan
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | chor1274 |
Languages
editGordon (2005) in Ethnologue divides Chorote into the following two languages.
- Chorote
- Iyo’wujwa Chorote or Manhui (a.k.a. Manjuy)
- Iyojwa’ja Chorote or Eklenhui (a.k.a. Eclenjuy, Eklehui, Chorote, Choroti)
References
edit- ^ Nikulin, Andrey V. 2019. The classification of the languages of the South American Lowlands: State-of-the-art and challenges / Классификация языков востока Южной Америки. Illič-Svityč (Nostratic) Seminar / Ностратический семинар, Higher School of Economics, October 17, 2019.