Documentation and description of Paraguayan Ayoreo, a language of the Chaco
The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual collections with transcription and translations of endangered languages and practices. These collections are preserved and made freely available through the Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR).
Ayoreo [ayo] is a Zamucoan language with approximately 4000 speakers in Bolivia and 2600 in Paraguay. The language remains underdescribed, specially the Paraguayan varieties.This project will initiate a documentation of the Ayoreo spoken in Campo Loro, Paraguay (lat: -22.059678, long: -59.801331), by recording and annotating a range of culturally significant text materials in collaboration with the community. The main outcome will be completion of my doctoral thesis, which will include an Ayoreo sketch grammar with a detailed analysis of its clause structure and the production of materials for community use.
Primary investigator: Santiago Gabriel Durante
Project Details
Location: Paraguay, South America, Americas
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): CAICYT - CONICET
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: £36,673.00
Commencement Date: 01/2009
Project Status: Completed
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