Myths of the World

  Hobyót  (Arabic: لغة هوبيوت , also known as Hewbyót, Habyot, or Hobi) is one of the six  Modern South Arabian languages  (MSAL), a group of  South Semitic languages  spoken in the southern  Arabian Peninsula . A severely-endangered  Semitic  language on the verge of extinction, it is spoken in a small area near the  Yemen - Oman  border. The speaking population is estimated to be about 1000 in Oman and 40 in Yemen, though the true number may be less.  Its usage is less associated with a specific community or tribe of people, and more related to the geographical area in which it is spoken (the mountainous Dhufar/Yemen border).   Much of the information regarding Hobyot's existence originated through the study of the more dominant, neighboring Modern South Arabian languages like   Mehri   and   Jibbali . A clear linguistic description of Hobyot is difficult, as many speakers mix Mehri into their speech aroun...

The  Sanapana  are one of many nomadic tribes inhabiting the lower  Gran Chaco  of western  Paraguay . With the introduction of  Mennonite  settlements in the central Chaco in the 1930s, many nomadic tribes semi-settled near the Mennonites. The Mennonites established Missions to many of these tribes, often grouping linguistically similar tribes nearby. The Sanapana and  Lengua  were settled on  La Esperanza  mission, southeast of  Filadelfia , just off the  Pan-American Highway . The Lengua, in their tongue, refer to themselves as "Enhlit," which means "the people." The Sanapana refer to themselves as "Nenhlet," which also means "the people." A standard conversation among the Sanapana-Lengua often includes words from their language, mixed with  Spanish  and  Guaraní , the national languages of Paraguay, and some  Low German , the primary language of the Mennonites.  The   Sanapana language ...

The  Chiripá   are a  Guaraní   indigenous people  who live mainly in  Paraguay  in the area bounded by the  Paraná River  and the  Acaray  and  Jejuí Rivers , while in Brazil they coexist with other Guarani groups in villages in the states of  Mato Grosso do Sul  (where they are simply called Guarani),  Paraná  and  São Paulo . The term ñandéva is used in Paraguay to refer to the tapietes. In Argentina they are found in small groups living among the  Mbyas  in the province of  Misiones . They are highly acculturated but maintain their dialects and religious traditions.  In Paraguay, around 2002, there were about 6918 people of this ethnic group (1900 speakers of the language).   According to the results of the III National Population and Housing Census for Indigenous Peoples of 2012, there were 17,697 Avá Guaranis, 9,448 in whom live in the   Canindeyú Department , 5,061 i...