Matacoan
Chorote, Iyo’wujwa, Argentina
Chorote Choni: Echo of the Land
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Language Overview
Iyo’wujwa Chorote, a Matacoan language spoken by around 1,500 people in Argentina and Paraguay.
Market Insights
Content is mostly oral; younger speakers often consume Spanish media.
Cultural Context
Language respects elders, with formal registers. Minimal dialectal differences.
Writing System and Typography
Latin script, left-to-right. Limited orthographic conventions.
Phonetics and Phonology
Nasalized sounds and tonal distinctions, challenging for non-natives.
Grammatical Structure
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV); tense inferred by context.
Media and Text Layout
Translation may expand 10-15% for specific terms.
Localization Challenges
Subtitle limitations due to tonal qualities.
Technical Considerations
Encoding support is limited for specific tonal markers.
Other information
Reflects harmony with nature and resilience.
Our Human Voices
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