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{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
| name_english = Aymara, Aymará
| name_english = Aymara, Aymara
| name_native = Aymar aru
| name_native = Aymar aru
| number_of_speakers = ~ 2,230,000
| number_of_speakers = ~ 2,230,000
| countries = [[OLPC_Bolivia | Bolivia]], [[OLPC_Peru | Peru]], [[OLPC_Chile |Chile]] and [[OLPC_Argentina | Argentina]] countries listed by Aymará population.
| countries = [[OLPC_Bolivia | Bolivia]], [[OLPC_Peru | Peru]], [[OLPC_Chile |Chile]] and [[OLPC_Argentina | Argentina]] countries listed by Aymara population.
| image_map =
| image_map =
| official_status = official
| official_status = official
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| olpc_status_color = ????
| olpc_status_color = ????
}}
}}
[[Aymara Fest|project to translate Sugar to Aymará]]
OLPC activities related to Aymara are currently discussed in the [[Bolivia page|OLPC_Bolivia]].

[[Aymara Fest|proyecto de traducir Sugar al aymará]]

[[ Image:AymaraTuxSmall.png|Small Aymara Tux Penguin Logo]]

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Aymara is an Amerind language with about 2.2 million speakers in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Chile, particular around Lake Titicaca on the high plateaus of the Andes.
Aymara is an Amerind language with about 2.2 million speakers in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Chile, particular around Lake Titicaca on the high plateaus of the Andes.


Under the influence of the Spanish, the Latin alphabet was adopted to write Aymara. Many different spelling systems have been proposed over the years. In 1985, the Peruvian goverment introduced a new spelling system known as the Aymara Official Alphabet or Unified Alphabet.
Under the influence of the Spanish, the Latin alphabet was adopted to write Aymara. Many different spelling systems have been proposed over the years. In May 9th 1984 and November 18th 1985, the Bolivian and Peruvian goverments respectively introduced a new spelling system known as the Aymara Official Alphabet or Unified Alphabet.


== l10n ==
== l10n ==
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== Alphabet ==
== Alphabet ==
p ph p' t th t' k kh k' q qh q' ch chh ch' j x ll l ñ n r w y



=== Special characters ===
=== Special characters ===
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; Accented characters :
; Accented characters :


; Punctuation :
; Punctuation :


== Formats ==
== Formats ==
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; Date :
; Date :


; Numbers :
; Numbers :


; Number of plurals (needed for Pootle) : 1


; Plural equation (needed for Pootle) : (0)


== References ==
== References ==
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*See also [[OLPC_Peru/Languages]]
*See also [[OLPC_Peru/Languages]]


*Aymara language (Ethnologue)
*Aymara language family (Ethnologue)
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aym
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90758


*Aymara language (Wikipedia)
*Aymara language (Wikipedia)
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[[Category:Languages (international)]]
[[Category:Languages (international)]]

[[Category:OLPC Bolivia]]
[[Category:OLPC Peru]]
[[Category:OLPC Chile]]
[[Category:OLPC Argentina]]

Latest revision as of 03:50, 28 February 2009

Aymara, Aymara
Aymar aru
Speakers ~ 2,230,000
Countries Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina countries listed by Aymara population.
Status official
Unicode ???
Direction lrtb
Alphabet Latin
ISO 639-1: ay
ISO 639-2: aym
ISO/FDIS 639-3: aym

project to translate Sugar to Aymará

proyecto de traducir Sugar al aymará

Small Aymara Tux Penguin Logo

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Aymara is an Amerind language with about 2.2 million speakers in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Chile, particular around Lake Titicaca on the high plateaus of the Andes.

Under the influence of the Spanish, the Latin alphabet was adopted to write Aymara. Many different spelling systems have been proposed over the years. In May 9th 1984 and November 18th 1985, the Bolivian and Peruvian goverments respectively introduced a new spelling system known as the Aymara Official Alphabet or Unified Alphabet.

l10n

Character sets
Script layout
is left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Fully supported by Pango the layout engine chosen.
Fonts
Keyboard
Considerations should be taken regarding countries where more than one language is used. Example:
Guarani
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, & Paraguay
Mapudungun
Argentina & Chile
Quechua
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Perú.
Input methods
except for 'standard' keyboard and touchpad would suffice for general use, although special considerations would be needed for physical dissabilities.
Speech synthesis
Music and sound samples
Dictionaries, Spelling Checkers, Thesaurus
Character recognition

Alphabet

p ph p' t th t' k kh k' q qh q' ch chh ch' j x ll l ñ n r w y

Special characters

Accented characters
Punctuation

Formats

Date
Numbers
Number of plurals (needed for Pootle)
1
Plural equation (needed for Pootle)
(0)

References

  • Aymara language family (Ethnologue)

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90758

  • Aymara language (Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymara_language

  • Aymara language organization

http://aymara.org/

  • Aymara alphabet

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/aymara.htm

  • Quechuan and Aymaran spelling

http://www.quechua.org.uk/Eng/Sounds/Home/HomeSpelling.htm

  • Quechuan and Aymaran spelling shift

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quechuan_and_Aymaran_spelling_shift

Spoken

  • IPA symbols for Quechua and Aymara

http://www.quechua.org.uk/Eng/Sounds/Spelling/Symbols.htm

  • The Sounds of the Andean Languages

http://www.quechua.org.uk/Eng/Sounds/Home/HomeWelcome.htm

Dictionaries

  • Diccionario Aymara-Castellano (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)

http://www.lenguandina.org/

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