Choroti

/tʃɔːˈroʊti/ noun

Definition

A member of an indigenous people of Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia, or their language.

Etymology

From the Choroti language and people themselves; the ethnonym comes from Guaykuruan language roots. This term was recorded by Spanish colonists and anthropologists studying the Gran Chaco region's indigenous populations.

Kelly Says

The Choroti people are one of the few indigenous groups of the Gran Chaco who have maintained their language and cultural practices despite centuries of colonization and pressure, with their oral traditions preserving knowledge about the challenging desert environment they've inhabited for thousands of years.

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