Guarayu language
Guarayu is a Tupian language of Bolivia that is spoken by the Guarayo people who number 23,910 in 2012.[3]
| Guarayu | |
|---|---|
| Gwarayú | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Santa Cruz |
| Ethnicity | 9,860 (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 5,900 (2000)[1] |
Tupian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gyr |
| Glottolog | guar1292 |
| ELP | Guarayu[2] |
The name Guarayu (Gwarayú) is a variant of Guarayo, which when used in a pejorative sense refers to several indigenous peoples in the area with the meaning of 'savage' or 'uncultured'.
The origin of the names is Guara meaning "warrior", and yu "pale" (yellow or white). Compared to other Guarani peoples, the Gwarayú are lighter in colour, and bear a striking resemblance to another Guarani group found in Paraguay the Ache.
References
- Guarayu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Guarayu.
- "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29.
Further reading
- Anónimo (2005). Gwarayu Ñe’ë, diccionario guarayo - castellano - guarayo. Cochabamba: Sociedad Bíblica Boliviana.
- Hoeller, Alfredo (1932). Guarayo-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Guarayos: Verlag der Missionsprokura der P.P. Franziskaner, Hall in Tirol.
External links
- Audio recordings of stories and conversation in Guarayu from the South American Languages Collection of Megan Crowhurst at AILLA.
- Swintha Danielsen, Lena Sell, & Lena Terhart. (2019). dictionaria/guarayu: Guarayu. A revised dictionary by Alfred Hoeller (Version v1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3340718
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