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MONTANO ORTIZ, Edson Guillermo. Ñe'ẽ Porã: Ancient wisdom in the native languages of Bolivia. J. Com. Soc. [online]. 2015, vol.3, n.3, pp. 153-180. ISSN 2412-5733.

There are 36 indigenous nations that lives in Bolivian territory, each one has its own history and oral tradition that express their knowledge, thoughts, feelings and vision of reality. This oral tradition has suffered many changes since the colonization and the imposition of the Spanish language. However, these days, people and nations are recovering their ancestral knowledge, through the immense content of each expression and every word, used by Aymaras, Quechuas, Guaranies and other Bolivian native communities. These words express wisdom. They are full of meaning and teach a different way of looking at life, to live and to do community. These are "nice words", subject of this investigation.

Palavras-chave : Worldview; Language; Meaning; Indigenous; Communication; Wisdom.