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Chorote languages
Matacoan language group of South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chorote languages form a small group of indigenous language varieties spoken primarily in northwestern Argentina, and also in Paraguay and far-southeastern Bolivia. The languages are part of the Matacoan family, and are most closely related to Wichí.[1] They are also known as Chorotí, Yofúaha, or Tsoloti.
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Languages
Gordon (2005) in Ethnologue divides Chorote into the following two languages.
- Chorote
- Iyo’wujwa Chorote or Manhui (a.k.a. Manjuy)
- Iyojwa’ja Chorote or Eklenhui (a.k.a. Eclenjuy, Eklehui, Chorote, Choroti)
References
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