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Toba Indian Language (Chaco Sur, Toba Qom)
Toba is a Guaicuruan language of South America.
Toba is spoken by around
20,000 people in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
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Toba Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Toba language, with comparison to words in other Guaicuruan languages.
Toba Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Toba words.
Indigenous People of Argentina and Chile:
Map showing where in South America the Toba language is spoken.
Tribes of the Gran Chaco:
Historical map of the Chaco Plain showing the original location of the Toba tribe at the time of first contact.
UDHR: Toba:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Toba.
Lord's Prayer in Toba:
Translations of Christian prayers into the Toba language.
Lengua Namgom:
Toba language information including linguistic maps of South America. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Toba-Qom:
Information about Toba-Qom language usage.
Toba Language:
Demographic information on Toba from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Toba Qom:
Brief Wikipedia article about the Toba language.
Toba Language Tree:
Theories about Toba's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Toba Language Structures:
Toba linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
Books for sale on the Tobas
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The Chaco Mission Frontier: The Guaycuruan Experience:
History book examining how the Toba and neighboring indigenous tribes adapted to colonial life.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Tattooing in the Gran Chaco of South America:
History of tattoo art among the Tobas and other Chacoan tribes. With pictures.
Toba People:
Encyclopedia artcles about the Tobas.
Los Tobas: 
Pueblo Toba:
Information about the Toba tribe in Spanish.
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