Guarayu language

Guarayu
Gwarayú
Native to	Bolivia
Ethnicity	9,860 (2006)^[1]
Native speakers	5,900 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Tupian Tupí–Guaraní Guarayu–Sirionó Guarayu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gyr`
Glottolog	`guar1292`^[2]

Guarayu is a Tupian language of Bolivia.

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

1 2 Guarayu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Guarayu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

External Links

Audio recordings of stories and conversation in Guarayu from the South American Languages Collection of Megan Crowhurst at AILLA.

Languages of Bolivia

National language

Spanish

Indigenous
languages

Arawakan	Baure Iñapari Moxo Pauna Reyesano Yine

Pano–Tacanan	Araona Cavineño Chácobo Ese Ejja Tacana Toromona Yaminawa

Quechua	Cusco–Collao Quechua North Bolivian Quechua South Bolivian Quechua

Tupian	Guaraní Eastern Bolivian Guarayu Sirionó Yuki

Other	Aymara Ayoreo Chiquitano Canichana Cayubaba Chimán Chipaya Itonama Leco Kallawaya Moré Movima Pauserna Puquina Weenhayek Yuracaré

Sign languages

Bolivian Sign Language

Italics indicate extinct languages still recognized by the Bolivian constitution.

Kuruáya
Munduruku

Tupi–Guarani

Guarani	Aché Guarani Chiripá East Bolivian Mbyá Paraguayan West Bolivian Kaiwá Pai Tavytera Xeta

Guarayu	Guarayu Pauserna Sirionó

Tupi	Classical Tupi Southern Tupi Cocama Nheengatu Omagua Potiguára Tupiniquim

Tenetehara	Akwáwa Avá-Canoeiro Tapirapé Tenetehára Guajajara Turiwára

Kawahib	Apiacá Karipúna (Jau-Navo) Kawahíb Kayabí Uru-Pa-In

Xingu	Amanayé Anambé Ararandewara Araweté Aurá Xingú Asuriní

Northern	Emerillon Guajá Takunyapé Urubú–Kaapor Wayampi Zo'é

Other	Kamayurá

Other

Awetï
Mawé

Italics indicate extinct languages

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