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Many linguists believe that it is related to its more widely-spoken neighbour, [[Quechua]]. This claim, however, is disputed – although there are indeed similarities, critics say that these may simply be the result of prolonged interaction between the two languages, not a shared origin. |
Many linguists believe that it is related to its more widely-spoken neighbour, [[Quechua]]. This claim, however, is disputed – although there are indeed similarities, critics say that these may simply be the result of prolonged interaction between the two languages, not a shared origin. |
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The Aymara language is an [[inflecting language]], and has a [[Subject Object Verb|subject-object-verb]] word order. |
The Aymara language is an [[inflecting language]], and has a [[Subject Object Verb|subject-object-verb]] word order. It is based on a three value logic system. |
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Aymara is cited by the author [[Umberto Eco]] in ''[[The Search for the Perfect Language]]'' as a language of immense flexibility, capable of accommodating many [[neologisms]]. [[Ludovico Bertonio]] published ''[[Arte de la lengua aymara]]'' in [[1603]]. He remarked that the language was particularly useful for expressing abstract concepts. In [[1860]] [[Emeterio Villamil de Rada]] suggested it was "the language of Adam" (''la lengua de Adán''). |
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Aymara is based on a three value logic system giving a capability of expressing modal subtleties which many other languages can only express clumsily. [[Guzmán de Rojas]] has suggested that it be used as an intermediary language for computerised translation. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Aymara is the language of the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over a million speakers, and it is one of the official languages of Bolivia.
Many linguists believe that it is related to its more widely-spoken neighbour, Quechua. This claim, however, is disputed – although there are indeed similarities, critics say that these may simply be the result of prolonged interaction between the two languages, not a shared origin.
The Aymara language is an inflecting language, and has a subject-object-verb word order. It is based on a three value logic system.
External links
- http://aymara.org/index.php
- Encyclopedy in Aymara
- Aymara - English Dictionary: from Webster's Online Dictionary, the Rosetta Edition.