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Canichana language

Canichana
Joaquiniano
Native toBolivia
RegionBeni Department
EthnicityCanichana people
Extinctby 2000
Official status
Official language in
 Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3caz
Glottologcani1243
ELPCanichana
Historical distribution of the language

Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language had no L1 speakers left.

It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River.[1]

  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.

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