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Mataco Indian Language (Wichi)

Mataco is a Matacoan language of South America. Mataco is spoken by 40,000 people in Argentina and Bolivia. It has SVO word order.

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Mataco Language Resources

Indigenous People of Argentina and Chile:

Bolivian Language Map:
Maps showing where in South America the Wichi languages are spoken.

Tribes of the Gran Chaco:
Historical map of the Chaco Plain showing the original location of the Mataco tribe at the time of first contact.

Language Museum: Mataco

Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz:

Mataco Prayers:
Translations of Bible passages into Mataco.

La Lengua Matako:
Mataco language information including a linguistic map of Bolivia. Page in Spanish.

House of Languages: Wichí:
Information about Wichi language usage.

Human Rights: Weenhayek:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Weenhayek.

Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay

Wichí Lhamtés Nocten

Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz:
Demographic information about the Mataco languages from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Güisnay Language Tree

Nocten Language Tree

Vejos Language Tree:
Theories about Mataco's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Wichí Language Structures:
Wichi/Mataco linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Mataco Culture and History Links

The Wichí Fight for Survival in Argentina

Survival International: The Wichi:
Articles about the problems faced by the Wichi people since colonization.

Tattooing in the Gran Chaco of South America:
History of tattoo art among the Matacos and other Chacoan tribes. With pictures.

Indigenous Rights: The Wichi/Mataco:
Article on the history and political situation of the Wichi tribe.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Wichi:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Wichi Indians.
  Pueblo Wichi

Los Wichi

Pueblo Weenhayek:
Information about the Wichi tribe in Spanish.

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