Northern Aymara
The Aymara of La Paz and the Lake Titicaca basin. The most-spoken Aymara variety and the basis for most published Aymara literature.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- -16.50°, -68.15°
Dialect comparison
La Paz Aymara vs Southern Aymara
Compare two dialects of Aymara side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
The Aymara of southern Bolivia and northern Chile. Distinct in vowel realisation and lexicon from the La Paz variety.
- Approximate centre
- -18.00°, -68.50°
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DialectLa Paz AymaraThe Aymara of La Paz and the Lake Titicaca basin. The most-spoken Aymara variety and the basis for most published Aymara literature.DialectSouthern AymaraThe Aymara of southern Bolivia and northern Chile. Distinct in vowel realisation and lexicon from the La Paz variety.AtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Aymara and the dialects within it.