Toba (tribe)

The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are part of a larger group of indigenous inhabitants of the Gran Chaco region, called the Guaycurúes. As of 2005, there are 47,951 Toba in Argentina, living in the provinces of Chaco, Formosa and Santa Fe.

Language

The Toba language is a member of the Guaycurú linguistic group. According to the United Nations, it has around 60,000 speakers, of which 15,000 to 20,000 live in Argentina.

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In Rosario there are two peace poles with the message "May peace prevail on Earth" written in the Toba language and in Guaraní, as well as Spanish and Italian (intended as a sample of the local and European cultures that shaped and influenced the community). One of them is in Empalme Graneros, the neighbourhood where the Toba immigrants from Chaco formed the largest community in the 1990s, and the other is located in a somewhat hidden spot near the coast of the Paraná River, a few hundred meters from the National Flag Memorial.

Related Topics:
Peace pole - Guaraní - Spanish - Italian - Paraná River - National Flag Memorial

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