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Zaparo Language (Záparo)

Zaparo was a Zaparoan language once spoken along the border between Peru and Ecuador. The language has recently become extinct; however, some Zaparo elders still remember something of the language, and some younger people are trying to learn it again. Zaparo was an agglutinative language with predominantly SOV word order.

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Our Online Zaparo Materials

Zaparo Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Zaparo language, with comparison to words in other Zaparoan languages.

Zaparo Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Zaparo words.

Zaparo Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Zaparo language.

Zaparo Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Zaparo.

Zaparo Language Resources

Zaparo Alphabet:
Phonological inventory of the Zaparo language, with a sample text.

Lengua Sáparo-Konambo:
Information on Zaparo and Conambo including linguistic maps of South America and Peru. Page in Spanish.

Human Rights: Sapara Atupama:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Zaparo language.

House of Languages: Záparo:
Information about Záparo language usage.

Zaparo Language:
Demographic information on Zaparo from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Zaparo:
Wikipedia article on the Zaparo language.

Záparo-Conambo Language Tree:
Theories about Zaparo's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Zaparo Language Structures:
Zaparo linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Zaparo Culture and History Links

Zaparo's Lost Secrets:
Article on the Zaparo tribe's struggles to preserve their language and way of life.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Los záparo de Ecuador y Perú

Idioma záparo:
Information about the Zaparos in Spanish.

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