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Yuqui Indian Language (Yuki)
Language: Yuqui is a Tupi-Guarani language of South America,
spoken by 150 people in Bolivia. Yuqui is an
agglutinative language
with verb-final word order (SOV or OSV.) It is closely related to Siriono and many
linguists consider it a Siriono dialect.
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Names: Yuqui was their name in the language of a neighboring tribe; they call themselves Mbia, meaning "the people,"
but since the same word is used by the much larger Guarani tribe, they are often called Yuqui or Yuqui Mbia to differentiate them.
Alternate spellings of these names include Yuki, Yuquí, Yukí, Mbiá, Bia, and Biá. They call their language Mbiaye', Biá yë', or Biaye.
Indigenous languages of Bolivia:
Map showing where in Bolivia the Yuqui language is spoken.
Yuqui Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Yuqui language.
La Lengua Yuki:
Information on Yuqui including a linguistic map of Bolivia. Page in Spanish.
Yuqui Words of Life:
Bible stories translated into Yuqui.
Yuqui Language Tree:
Theories about Yuqui's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Books For Sale On The Yuquis
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Yuqui: Forest Nomads in a Changing World
Anthropology book about the Yuqui tribe.
American Indian Books:
Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.
Bolivian Tribal Map:
Map of Bolivia showing the area where the Yuqui people live.
The sadness of Bolivia’s Yuqui people and the dreams of its women:
Ethnological report on the Yuqui people's lives today.
Ethnicities: The Yuqui: 
Wikipedia: Yuqui People:
Encyclopedia articles on the Yuqui tribe.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Endangered Languages Project: Yuqui: OLAC: Yuqui:
Bibliographies of Yuqui language resources.
Bolivian Indians:
Information and links about indigenous culture of Bolivia.
Pueblo Yuqui Etnia Yuqui Los Yuquis:
Information about the Yuquis and their language in Spanish.
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