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Guarayu Indian Language (Guarayo)
Guarayu is a Tupi-Guarani language of South America, spoken by around
7000 people in Bolivia. It has SOV word order.
Guarayu is not the same as the Guarani dialect known as "Guarayo,"
even though the two names are sometimes spelled the same. "Guarayu" means "pale warrior" and was used to refer to several different
groups of Bolivia and Paraguay. Alternate spellings of this name include Gwarayu, Gwarayo, Guarayú, Gwarayú, Guarayusi, Warayu,
Guaraju, and Guarajo. Although this name has a proud history it has been used in a derogatory way by other Bolivians with a negative
connotation of "savage" or "uncivilized," so some Guarayu people have begun calling themselves Guaraniete or Guarani'ete instead
(which means "true warrior,") The regional name Ñañañe (or Nyanyane, Yanyanye, etc) is sometimes also used.
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Indigenous languages of Bolivia:
Map showing where in Bolivia the Guarayo language is spoken.
Guarayu Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Guarayu language.
Guarayu Texts:
Scanned-in Guarayu language texts from the Rosetta Project.
UDHR: Guarayo:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Guarayo.
Guarayu Genesis Translation 
Lord's Prayer in Guarayu Language Museum: Guarayu:
Translations of Bible passages and Christian prayers into Guarayu.
The Bible in Guarayu:
Translation of the New Testament into the Guarayu language.
Language Museum: Guarayu: Words of Life: Guarayu:
Translation of Bible passages into Guarayu.
El Idioma Guarayú:
Guarayu language information including linguistic maps of Bolivia and Paraguay. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Guarayo:
Information about Guarayo language usage.
Guarayu Papers:
Archive of linguistics papers on Guarayu, in English and Spanish.
Guarayú Language Tree:
Theories about Guarayu's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Guarayu Tribe:
Article about Guarayu culture including kinship and religion.
Guarayu Cultural Objects:
Museum exhibit with photographs of Guarayu artifacts.
Mythology of the Guarayo Indians:
Anthropology paper on Guarayu mythology.
Guarayo Indians Struggle to Hold Onto Their Land:
News article about the Guarayo quest for self-determination.
Jungle Baroque Bolivia's "jungle Baroque" music sees revival:
Articles about the unique fusion music of Bolivia's Guarayo and Chiquitano tribes.
Arte Campo:
Santa Cruz indigenous collective selling baskets, pottery and crafts by Guarayu and other Bolivian Indian artists.
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Links, References, and Additional Information
Endangered Languages Project: Garifuna:
Bibliography of Garifuna language resources.
OLAC: Guarayu:
Reference list of Guayaru language materials.
Pueblo Indigena Guarayu Los Guarayos: Tensión en Ascension de Guarayos: Cultura Guarayo:
Information about the Guarayus in Spanish.
Wikipedia: Guarayu:
Encyclopedia articles about the Guayaru language and culture.
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