The Chorote languages form a small group of indigenous language varieties spoken primarily in northwestern
Argentina
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, and also in
Paraguay
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and far-southeastern
Bolivia. The languages are part of the
Matacoan family, and are most closely related to
Wichí
The Wichí are an indigenous people of South America. They are a large group of tribes ranging about the headwaters of the Bermejo River and the Pilcomayo River, in Argentina and Bolivia.
Notes on designation
This ethnic group was named by the En ...
.
[Nikulin, Andrey V. 2019. ]
The classification of the languages of the South American Lowlands: State-of-the-art and challenges / Классификация языков востока Южной Америки
'. Illič-Svityč (Nostratic) Seminar / Ностратический семинар, Higher School of Economics, October 17, 2019. They are also known as ''Chorotí'', ''Yofúaha'', or ''Tsoloti''.
Languages
Gordon (2005) in ''
Ethnologue'' divides Chorote into the following two languages.
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Iyo’wujwa Chorote or Manhui (also known as ''Manjuy'')
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Iyojwa’ja Chorote or Eklenhui (also known as ''Eclenjuy, Eklehui, Chorote, Choroti'')
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chorote Languages
Languages of Argentina
Languages of Bolivia
Languages of Paraguay
Matacoan languages
Chaco linguistic area