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The CentralAymaraLanguage is an AymaranLanguage of Bolivia. SIL code: AYM. ISO 639-1: ay. ISO 639-2: aym. Population: 1,785,000 in Bolivia (1987), 23.7% of the population. Population total all countries 2,200,000. Region: Whole Altiplano west of eastern Andes. Some migration to the yungas and the lowlands. Comments: Dictionary. Grammar. Churches are active in literacy. Openings in government schools for the use of Aymara literature. Radio programs. Traditional religion, Christian. Bible 1987-1993. Also spoken in: Argentina. (Language name: AYMARA, CENTRAL.) Comments: Quite a few have come from Bolivia looking for work. Sugar mill workers. Bible 1987-1993. Also spoken in: Chile. (Language name: AYMARA, CENTRAL.) Population: 899 (1994 Hans Gundermann K.) speakers in Chile out of 20,000 population (1983 SIL). Comments: Chilean Aymara is very close to La Paz, Bolivia dialect. Bilingualism in Spanish. Bible 1987-1993. Also spoken in: Peru. (Language name: AYMARA, CENTRAL.) Population: 350,320 Aymara in Peru (1987 Cerron-Palomino). Comments: Lupaca is the main literary dialect. Bible 1987-1993.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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