{{Short description|Matacoan language group of South America}} {{Infobox language family |name=Chorote |region=Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |familycolor=American |fam1=Matacoan |child1=Iyo’wujwa Chorote |child2=Iyojwa’ja Chorote |glotto=chor1274 |glottorefname=Chorote }} The '''Chorote languages''' form a small group of indigenous language varieties spoken primarily in northwestern Argentina, and also in Paraguay and far-southeastern Bolivia. The languages are part of the Matacoan family, and are most closely related to Wichí.<ref name="Nikulin-2019">Nikulin, Andrey V. 2019. ''[https://www.hse.ru/mirror/pubs/share/317133282 The classification of the languages of the South American Lowlands: State-of-the-art and challenges / Классификация языков востока Южной Америки]''. Illič-Svityč (Nostratic) Seminar / Ностратический семинар, Higher School of Economics, October 17, 2019.</ref> They are also known as ''Chorotí'', ''Yofúaha'', or ''Tsoloti''.

==Languages== Gordon (2005) in ''Ethnologue'' divides Chorote into the following two languages.

{{tree list}} * '''Chorote''' ** '''Iyo’wujwa Chorote''' or '''Manhui''' ({{aka}} ''Manjuy'') ** '''Iyojwa’ja Chorote''' or '''Eklenhui''' ({{aka}} ''Eclenjuy, Eklehui, Chorote, Choroti'') {{tree list/end}}

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