Aymara · Aymar aru
Directory 20 checked resources · Indigenous Americas. A short orientation and a solid starting list.
About Aymara
- Language family
- Aymaran
- Where it's spoken
- Andes (Bolivia, Peru, Chile)
- Speakers
- roughly 1–2 million speakers
Aymara is an Andean language spoken mainly around Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. It is not closely related to Quechua despite geographic overlap. Free literacy materials and radio exist, but a tutor or community class helps lock pronunciation and everyday conversation.
How to start
- Pick one free course (or free-with-upgrades) below and finish a short beginner unit before hopping apps.
- Bookmark one dictionary or grammar reference and look up every unknown word for a week.
- Add 10–15 minutes of native listening or learner video most days — news, radio, or a teaching channel.
- When ready, use a tutor marketplace listing below for short speaking sessions.
| Resource | Type | Levels | Cost | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILCA / Aymara materials | course free | A1-B1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Bolivian Ministry intercultural education | course free | A1-B1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Radio San Gabriel / Aymara radio pointers | listening | A2-C1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Omniglot Aymara | reference | A1-A2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Forvo Aymara | listening | A1-C2 | freemium | 2026-07-23 |
| Glosbe Aymara | reference | A1-C2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Anki Shared Aymara decks | course free | A1-B1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Memrise Aymara | course paid | A1-B1 | freemium | 2026-07-23 |
| YouTube Learn Aymara | youtube channel | A1-B1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Wikipedia Aymara | reading | B1-C2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Living Tongues documentation | reference | A2-C1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| italki / community tutors | tutoring | A1-C2 | paid | 2026-07-23 |
| SIL Aymara literacy materials | course free | A1-B1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
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Andean news / bilingual portals
Spanish-dominant; useful regional context.
|
reading | B1-C2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Peace Corps / archive search | course free | A1-A2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Clozemaster | course paid | A2-B2 | freemium | 2026-07-23 |
| YouTube lessons — Aymara | youtube channel | A1-B1 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Aymara Wikipedia main page | reading | B1-C2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Bolivian Aymara media playlist | listening | B1-C2 | free | 2026-07-23 |
| Andean linguistics primers | reference | A2-C1 | freemium | 2026-07-23 |
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