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Aymara · Aymar aru

Directory 8 resource listings · Indigenous Americas. A short orientation and a solid starting list.

For Aymara, prioritize official community or tribal programs in the list before commercial apps. Community authority comes first. Last reviewed 2026-08-01

About Aymara

Language family
Aymaran
Source: Glottolog
Where it's spoken
Andes (Bolivia, Peru, Chile)
Speakers
roughly 1–2 million speakers
Estimate source: Ethnologue (SIL International)
Vitality
Vulnerable in many areas — community and bilingual education programs lead.
Source: UNESCO World Atlas of Languages; Ethnologue (SIL International)
Writing
Latin

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.

Speaker counts are approximate orders of magnitude for learners, not census figures. Family labels follow Glottolog-style classification; vitality notes (when shown) follow UNESCO WAL / Ethnologue-style framing and should be re-checked for program planning.

Related languages: Quechua

How to start

  1. Start with an official community or tribal program from the list below before commercial apps.
  2. Treat the community as the authority on how the language is taught and shared — support their materials first.

Community-governed language

Official tribal or community programs are listed first. Commercial tools appear only when they genuinely offer Aymara. See our disclosure and contribute corrections via Contribute.

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Resource Type Levels Cost Verified
Glosbe Aymara reference A1-C2 free 2026-08-01
Omniglot Aymara reference A1-A2 free 2026-08-01
About Aymara (English Wikipedia)
English-language overview of Aymara. Not reading practice in the language itself.
 reference A2-C2 free —

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