Aymaran languages
E480312
Aymaran languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the central Andes of South America, especially in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aymaran | 1 |
| Quechumaran languages | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous languages of the Americas
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Aru languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaqi languages ⓘ |
| arealRelation | in contact with Quechuan languages ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Aymara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaqaru people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawki people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactPhenomena |
lexical borrowing with Quechua
ⓘ
structural convergence with Quechua ⓘ |
| familyCode | aym ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | ayma1253 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aymara language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaqaru language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawki language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | pre-Columbian languages ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf | Aymaran family ⓘ |
| languageFamilySize | small ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | one of the major Andean language families ⓘ |
| majorLanguage | Aymara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSpokenMember | Aymara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLivingLanguages | approximately 2–3 ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Altiplano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Titicaca basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedIn |
Bolivian constitution as indigenous languages
ⓘ
Peruvian constitution as indigenous languages ⓘ |
| regionInBolivia |
La Paz Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oruro Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInChile | Arica y Parinacota Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInPeru | Puno Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered (for some members) ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Andean languages
ⓘ
Native American languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ evidentiality marking ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in rural Andean communities
ⓘ
traditional rituals and oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aymaran
this entity surface form:
Quechumaran languages