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Chipaya Indian Language (Puquina)

Chipaya is an Uru-Chipayan language of South America, spoken by around 1500 people in Bolivia. It should not be confused with the extinct Brazilian language Xipaya, which is sometimes also spelled "Chipaya" but is an unrelated Tupian language. Chipaya has SOV word order.

Chipaya Language Resources

Chipaya Language * Chipaya Phonology:
    Scanned-in Chipaya language texts from the Rosetta Project.
Chipaya Genesis Translation * Language Museum: Chipaya:
    Translations of Bible passages into Chipaya.
La Lengua Chipaya:
    Chipaya language information including a linguistic map of Bolivia. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Chipaya * Yuracare:
    Information about Chipaya language usage.
Ethnologue: Chipaya Language:
    Demographic information on the Chipaya language.
Chipaya Language Tree:
    Theories about Chipaya's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Idioma Chipaya:
    Article about the Chipaya language in Spanish.

Chipaya Culture and History Links

Los Chipaya * Los Chipayas:
    Information about the Chipayas in Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Wikipedia: Chipaya: * Britannica: Chipaya:
Encyclopedia articles on the Chipaya language.



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