Toba Qom is a Guaicuruan language spoken by about 40,000 people mainly in the northeast of Argentina, particularly in Chaco Province and Formosa Province. There are also Toba Qom speakers in Paraguay, where is is known as Qom, and in Bolivia, where it is known as Qob or Toba-Qom.
The language is also known as Chaco Sur, Toba, Toba Sur or Qomlataca. Speakers of Toba Qom call their language Qom Laʼaqtac. Toba Qom has four dialect subgroups: Takshik, No'olganak, Lañagashik and Rapigemlek. It is an official provincial language in Chaco Province of Argentina.
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'Enauac na naaxat shiỹaxauapi na mayipi huesochiguii qataq 'eeta'a't da l'amaqchic qataq da 'enec qataq ỹataqta ỹaỹate'n naua lataxaco qataq nua no'o'n nvilỹaxaco, qaq ỹoqo'oyi iuen da i 'oonolec ỹataqta itauan ichoxoden ca lỹa.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Information about Toba Qom | Numbers
Information about the Toba Qom language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_Qom_language
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_toba
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/tob
http://www.native-languages.org/toba.htm
Kadiwéu, Mocoví, Pilagá, Toba Qom
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page last modified: 12.07.25
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