Ayoreo language

Ayoreo
Native toParaguay, Bolivia
RegionChaco, Alto Paraguay departments (Paraguay); Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
EthnicityAyoreo people
Native speakers
4,700 (2012)[1]
Zamucoan
  • Ayoreo
Dialects
  • Tsiracua
Official status
Official language in
Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3ayo
qro Guarañoca
Glottologayor1240  Ayoreo
zamu1245  Zamuco
ELPAyoreo

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.

  1. ^ Ayoreo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon