Iyoʼwujwa Chorote

Iyoʼwujwa Chorote is a Matacoan language spoken by about 2,000 people, mostly in Argentina where it is spoken by about 1,500 people; 50% of whom are monolingual.[1]

Manjuy
Chorote
Iyoʼawujwaʼ
Native toArgentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
Native speakers
1,900 (2007–2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3crq
Glottologiyow1239
ELPChorote (shared)

Alternate names include: Choroti, Manjuy, and Manjui. It is distinct from the similarly named Iyojwaʼja Chorote.

There are about 370 speakers in Paraguay[1] and 8 in Bolivia. Of the 650 in Paraguay, approximately 480 are considered monolingual. These speakers in Paraguay only refer to themselves as Manjui or Inkijwas. They refer to the Chorote residing in Argentina as Iyoʼawujwaʼ (those who say ʼawujwaʼ), though some who reside with these people in Argentina have migrated from Paraguay. Most of the Manjui under 40 years old can read and write in their own language and were taught in their own schools. The principal location of these people is a settlement called Santa Rosa, in the province of Boquerón. Other locations include Mcal. Estigarribia, Pedro P. Peña, and Yakaquash.

Phonology

Vowels

Chorote has 6 vowels.[2]

Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open a ɑ

Consonants

Chorote has 19 consonants.[2]

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain labialized
Nasal m n
Stop plain p t k ʔ
ejective pʼ tʼ kʼ
Affricate plain t͡ʃ
ejective t͡sʼ t͡ʃʼ
Fricative s h hʷ
Approximant voiceless ɫ̥
voiced l j w

References
  1. Manjuy at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (2012). "Linguistic Acculturation in Nivaclé and Chorote". International Journal of American Linguistics. 78 (3): 335–367. doi:10.1086/665672. JSTOR 10.1086/665672.
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