Zamucoan ethnonymy in the 18th century and the etymology of Ayoreo

This study presents new data on Zamucoan ethnonymy and solves an etymological problem concerning the term Ayoreo. The earliest documented Zamucoan language is Old Zamuco, spoken in the 18th century in the Jesuit missions of Chiquitos and close to present-day Ayoreo. The morphology and meaning of eth...

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Main Author: Luca Ciucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2022-03-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/jsa/19809