Yuqui language

Yuqui
Yuki
Native toBolivia
RegionCochabamba
EthnicityYuqui
Native speakers
120 (2004)
Latin
Official status
Official language in
Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3yuq
Glottologyuqu1240
ELPYuki
Linguasphere88-AAI-ba

Yuqui (Yuki) is a severely endangered Guarayú language of the Tupí-Guaraní language family spoken in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia by the Yuqui.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab. pal.
Plosive voiceless p t k kʷ ⟨kw⟩ kʲ ⟨ky⟩ ʔ
voiced b d g gʷ ⟨gw⟩
Fricative voiceless s
voiced j ⟨y⟩ x xʷ ⟨xw⟩ xʲ ⟨xy⟩
Affricate t͡ʃ ⟨č⟩
Vibrant r
Nasal m n ɲ

Orthography

It is written in the Latin script. The Bible was partially translated into Yuqui in 2000.

Yuqui alphabet
A a à ã B b C c CH ch D d E e Ẽ ẽ G g I i
Ĩ ĩ J j M m N n O o Õ õ P p Q q R r S s
T t U u Ũ ũ Y y

References

  1. ↑ Yuqui at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ Villafañe, L. (2004). Gramática Yuki lengua Tupi-Guarani de Bolivia (PDF) (Thesis) (in Spanish). Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen.
  3. ↑ "Alfabetos de lenguas originarias" (PDF). www.minedu.gob.bo. Retrieved 2026-08-21.