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Aymara, Central

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3: ayr

Population	1,790,000 in Bolivia (1987). Population total all countries: 2,262,900.
Region	Whole Altiplano west of eastern Andes. Some migration to yungas and lowlands. Also in Argentina, Chile, Peru.
Language map	Bolivia, reference number 5
Dialects	Chilean Aymara is very similar to La Paz, Bolivia dialect.
Classification	Aymaran A member of macrolanguage Aymara [aym] (Bolivia).
Language use	Official language. All ages.
Language development	Churches active in literacy. Government schools open to use Aymara literature. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1987–1993.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Argentina

Language name	Aymara, Central
Population	30,000 in Argentina.
Language map	Argentina and Chile
Comments	Quite a few came from Bolivia looking for work. Sugar-mill workers.

Chile

Language name	Aymara, Central
Population	900 in Chile (Gundermann 1994). Ethnic population: 48,501 in Chile (2002).
Region	Mountains of extreme north, Tarapacá; Arica, Parinacota, Iquique.
Language map	Argentina and Chile
Language use	Also use Spanish.

Peru

Language name	Aymara, Central
Population	442,000 in Peru (2000).
Region	Lake Titicaca area, Puno.
Language map	Peru, reference number 21
Language use	Official language. All ages.
Comments	Lupaca is the main literary dialect.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LANDERMAN, Peter N., author. 1982. "Las sibilantes castellanas, quechuas y aimaras en el siglo XVI: Un enigma tridimensional."

TOWNSEND, Elaine M., author. 1952. "Preparación de cartillas para uso de los indios aymaraes."

TOWNSEND, Elaine M., author. 1952. "The construction and use of readers for the Aymara Indians."

Vernacular Publications

¡Se puede leer aymara!. 1968.

¿Cunjamas cuerposajja?. 1966.

Akapach jaqe walinkañapataki inoqat aru. 1988.

Akapacha haqenakana qhanaustayata wakisitanakapa. 1973.

Alfabeto oficial de la lengua Aymara. 1968.

Anu, wawa, tata, sawu. n.d.

Aymar leyipjjaquipiniñani. 1962.

Cunayman animalanacat yatim. 1969.

Frases diarias en Aymara y Castellano. n.d.

Himnario de CALA. 1975.  

Leeñ kellkañ yatekapjjañani. 1965.

Leeñ kellkañ yatekapjjañäni. 1984.

Ma llaquit familia. 1965.

Ortografía I, II. 1962.

Pre-cartilla aymara. 1984.

Pre-cartilla del himnario. 1981.

Suplemento de Yatekapjjañäni leyiña. 1962.

Yatekapjjañäni leeña I, II, III. 1963.

Yatekapjjañani leeña. 1965.

yatekapjjañäni leyiña. 1959.

Yateqañani. 1946.