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Ayoreo | |
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Native to | Paraguay, Bolivia |
Region | Chaco, Alto Paraguay departments (Paraguay); Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) |
Ethnicity | Ayoreo people |
Native speakers | 4,700 (2012)[1] |
Zamucoan
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Dialects |
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Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ayo |
qro Guarañoca | |
Glottolog | ayor1240 Ayoreozamu1245 Zamuco |
ELP | Ayoreo |
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.