Get to Know the Aymara language of Bolivia and Peru
The Aymara language is spoken by the Aymara people.
With 1.7 million speakers, it is an official language in Bolivia and Peru, as well as being a recognised minority language in Chile.
Most Aymara speakers live in Bolivia, with significant communities in Peru, particularly around Lake Titicaca, which straddles the border between the two countries.
There are smaller communities in northern Chile, and even Argentina.
Why learn the Aymara language?
Speakers :
1.7 million
Where :
Bolivia, Peru, Chile
Dialects :
Northern Aymara, Southern Aymara, Central Aymara (features of both Northern and Southern Aymara)
Cover Image
Mount Illimani, the guardian of La Paz, Bolivia
Photo by RODRIGO GONZALEZ on Unsplash
Map
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymara_language#/media/File:Aymara_in_South_America.svg
Resources for learning the Aymara language
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Websites and Courses
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YouTube Channels
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Films
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Books
Aymara básico para principiantes
by Román Pairumani Ajacopa
Bolivia en el inicio del Pachakuti : La larga lucha anticolonial de los pueblos aimara y quechua
by Esteban Ticona Alejo
by Vicente Alanoca Arocutipa
Radios aymaras bolivianas y fortalecimiento regional del Pueblo Aymara
by Franz Gabriel Laime Pérez
La cosmovisión de la cultural aymara en Bolivia
by Victor Romero
El Buen Vivir en la Cultura Aymara
by Vicente Alanoca Arocutipa
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Podcasts
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How to Learn Spanish
The majority of the resources available for learning Aymara are in Spanish.
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