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{{Infobox language |
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| name_english = Aymara, |
| name_english = Aymara, Aymara |
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| name_native = Aymar aru |
| name_native = Aymar aru |
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| number_of_speakers = ~ 2,230,000 |
| number_of_speakers = ~ 2,230,000 |
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| countries = [[OLPC_Bolivia | Bolivia]], [[OLPC_Peru | Peru]], [[OLPC_Chile |Chile]] and [[OLPC_Argentina | Argentina]] countries listed by |
| countries = [[OLPC_Bolivia | Bolivia]], [[OLPC_Peru | Peru]], [[OLPC_Chile |Chile]] and [[OLPC_Argentina | Argentina]] countries listed by Aymara population. |
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| image_map = |
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| official_status = official |
| official_status = official |
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[[Aymara Fest|proyecto de traducir Sugar al aymará]] |
[[Aymara Fest|proyecto de traducir Sugar al aymará]] |
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[[ 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. |
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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 |
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. |
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== l10n == |
== l10n == |
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== Alphabet == |
== Alphabet == |
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p ph p' t th t' k kh k' q qh q' ch chh ch' j x ll l ñ n r w y |
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=== Special characters === |
=== Special characters === |
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; Accented characters : |
; Accented characters : |
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; Punctuation : |
; Punctuation : |
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== Formats == |
== Formats == |
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; Date : |
; Date : |
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; Numbers : |
; Numbers : |
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; Number of plurals (needed for Pootle) : 1 |
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; Plural equation (needed for Pootle) : (0) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*See also [[OLPC_Peru/Languages]] |
*See also [[OLPC_Peru/Languages]] |
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*Aymara language (Ethnologue) |
*Aymara language family (Ethnologue) |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/ |
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90758 |
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*Aymara language (Wikipedia) |
*Aymara language (Wikipedia) |
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Latest revision as of 03:50, 28 February 2009
| Aymara, Aymara Aymar aru | ||
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| 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
This article is a stub. You can help the OLPC project by expanding it.
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
- See also OLPC_Peru/Languages
- 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
- 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)