Toba language
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| Toba | ||
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| Spoken in: | Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia | |
| Total speakers: | 20,656[1] | |
| Language family: | Toba |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | tob | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | tob | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Toba is a Guaicuruan language spoken in South America by the Toba people. In Argentina it is most widely dispursed in the east of Formosa and Chaco Provinces where the majority of the approximately 19,810 (2000 WCD) speakers of Toba reside. Other names for the language include: Chaco Sur, Qom, Toba Qom, and Toba Sur. The language is distinct from Toba-Pilagá and Paraguayan Toba-Maskoy. There are also 146 Toba speakers in Bolivia where it is known as Qom and in Paraguay where it is also known as Qob or Toba-Qom.
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