Language and Society in Latin America, LAA 333 : Languages

Herzfeld--Fall 2011 -- This course will examine the cultural and social significance of Amerindian languages in Latin America. Spanish and Portuguese will be related in language situations to Amerindian languages, such as Quechua, Aymara, Mayan languages

Widely Spoken Native Languages in Latin America

Map of native languages in Central and South America

    Quechua      Guarani      Aymara      Nahuatl

    Lenguas Mayas      Mapudungún

Linguistics

Indigenous Cultures

Quechuawomanandchild

Quechua woman and child in Peru 

(Wikimedia Commons)

 

Guatemalan child

Guatemalan child

(Study Abroad Spanish .com)