Iyoʼwujwa Chorote Explained

Manjuy
Also Known As:Chorote
Nativename:Iyoawujwa
States:Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
Date:2007–2012
Ref:e25
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Mataco–Guaicuru ?
Fam2:Matacoan
Iso3:crq
Glotto:iyow1239
Glottorefname:Iyo'wujwa Chorote
Elp:3013
Elpname:Chorote (shared)

Iyowujwa 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.

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

There are about 370 speakers in Paraguay 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 Iyoawujwa (those who say awujwa), 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.[1]

FrontBack
Closepronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Close-midpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Openpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/

Consonants

Chorote has 19 consonants.

BilabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Nasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Stoppronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Affricatepronounced as /link/
pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Approximantpronounced as /link/
pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/

External links

Notes and References

  1. Campbell. Lyle. Grondona. Verónica. 2012. Linguistic Acculturation in Nivaclé and Chorote. 10.1086/665672. International Journal of American Linguistics. 78. 3. 335–367. 10.1086/665672.