The American anthropologist Bruce Mannheim notes that “#Quechua is the only #language centered on the other.” We can paraphrase this by saying that the #Aymara communication system is centered on #jiwasa, the “we-being” or “communal we”; this is why it is difficult to separate oneself from the other, the principle of jiwasa always includes even the enemy. cc: @friendsjournal #Quakers #Linguistics #FirstNations #NativeAmericans #History #Culture #Colonialism #Religion https://www.friendsjournal.org/jiwasa-the-communal-we/
Jiwasa, the Communal We

Explore the Aymara principle of jiwasa, or communal “we,” and its ties to community, language, and Quaker testimonies in this insightful Friends Journal article.

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#Aymara language is super fascinating.

''Basically, I found a way to teach the computer any grammar by using the Aymara syntax,"

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/01/world/old-andes-language-finds-niche-in-computer-age.html

It's self correcting and algorithmic.
Guzman used it to construct translation algorithms in the 1980s (German and English I think)

It's probably a single existing #language that may give credibility to previous advanced civilizations on earth.

#linguistics

OLD ANDES LANGUAGE FINDS NICHE IN COMPUTER AGE

The New York Times
Toplam 37 resmi dil ile Guinness rekoru sahibi ülke hangisidir?: Toplam 37 resmi dille en fazla resmi dile sahip ülke ünvanıyla Guinnes Dünya Rekorları’na giren ülke hangisidir sorusu, Kim Milyoner Olmak İster yarışmasında karşımıza çıkmıştır. Rekor sahibi ülkenin kim olduğunu bilmek, sadece merakımızı değil, aynı zamanda farklı kültürlerin ve dillerin bir arada nasıl var olabildiğini anlamamıza… https://habervip.org/2025/11/09/toplam-37-resmi-dil-ile-guinness-rekoru-sahibi-ulke-hangisidir/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #2023eğitimtakvimi #Aymara #biyoçeşitlilik #Bolivya habervip.org

A drone view shows Cholita golfer Martha Mamani, one of the last Aymara women practising the sport wearing traditional pollera skirt, playing at La Paz Golf Club during her free time, in La Paz, Bolivia. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

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350-year-old mummified head in Switzerland traced to Bolivia’s Aymara people after new study

A mummified head housed in Switzerland for more than a century is rewriting what experts thought they knew about its origins. For many years, the remains—consisting of a preserved face, cranium, jaw, and part of the neck—were believed to be the skull of an Inca man. Now...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/09/350-year-old-mummified-head-in-switzerland/

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#Chile: Indigene #Aymara-Gemeinschaften protestieren gegen das Bergbauprojekt „Champagne“ der kanadischen Firma #AndexMinerals. Umwelt, Wasser und #indigeneRechte stehen auf dem Spiel. Heute entscheidet die regionale Umweltkommission über das Projekt. Mehr bei #amerika21: https://amerika21.de/2025/06/275847/chile-widerstand-gegen-minenprojekt
Indigene Gemeinschaften wehren sich gegen Bergbauprojekt in Chile

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A song I tried to finish in time for the Italian #referendumcittadinanza https://suno.com/s/3YaYvfbDcs1vcbJ3 hope you like it! #sunoai #italia #metal #aymara #kenya #biaiacaria

The word cholita has in the past been used as a pejorative term for the Indigenous Aymara women of Bolivia. But the women in these photographs are reclaiming the word: they are “Cholitas Escaladoras”, or climbing cholitas. In 2019, they summited the 6,961 metre (22,841ft) peak of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain outside Asia, while wearing traditional dresses and shawls.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/apr/12/the-only-way-is-up-a-celebration-of-bolivias-indigenous-female-climbers-in-pictures

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The only way is up: a celebration of Bolivia’s Indigenous female climbers – in pictures

Photographer Todd Antony captures the strength and pride of ‘Cholitas Escaladoras’

the Guardian