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These languages are spoken in an area of the Andes called the \u201cAltiplano\u201d, in Peru, Chili, Bolivia, and Argentina.<\/p>\n
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Approximately 2,200,000 according to the SIL, most of which speak Aymara. The two other languages total less than 800 speakers.<\/p>\n
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The Aymara family counts two or three languages, depending on sources.<\/p>\n
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Aymara:<\/strong> 2,262,900 speakers according to the SIL<\/p>\n \n Tupe branch<\/span><\/p>\n \n Jaqaru haqearu<\/strong> (alternative name: Haq\u2019aru): 750 speakers according to the SIL<\/p>\n \n Kawki<\/strong> (alternative name: Cachuy): very close to Jaqaru, possibly a dialect. Kawki could count less than 5 speakers.<\/p>\n \n \n We hereby follow Campbell\u2019s classification (1997).<\/p>\n \n Aymara consists in a group of dialects spoken all over the Altiplano, though most of their speakers live in Bolivia.<\/p>\n \n Jaqaru consists in a group of dialects spoken in Peru. Linguists differ on their classification.<\/p>\n \n Kawaki is often regarded at a Jaqaru variant, but it was hardly documented or studied.<\/p>\n \n These languages are geographically close to the Quechua languages, and proposition has been made to gather these two groups into a \u201cQuechumara\u201d macro-group. However, according to Campbell (1997), the similarities between these two groups are actually linked to mutual linguistic influences, due to their geographical proximity.<\/p>\n \n \n Yes. The UNESCO considers Jaqaru as \u201cseriously endangered\u201d, and it is said that Kawki counts less than half a dozen, very aged speakers.<\/p>\n \n With over 2 million speakers, Aymara suffers no immediate threat, and what\u2019s more, it is an official language in Peru and Bolivia. But the number of Aymara speakers seems to be decreasing as some give it up for Spanish or a Quechua language. The UNESCO considers the Aymara dialect as vulnerable.<\/p>\n \n \n Campbell, Lyle. American Indian languages: the historical linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1997).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Where are the Aymara languages spoken? These languages are spoken in an area of the Andes called the \u201cAltiplano\u201d, in Peru, Chili, Bolivia, and Argentina. Total number of speakers (estimates) Approximately 2,200,000 according to the SIL, most of which speak Aymara. The two other languages total less than 800 speakers. Classification The Aymara family counts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5321","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nNotes on the Aymara languages classification<\/h5>\n
Are the Aymara languages endangered?<\/h5>\n
Sources<\/h5>\n