Canichana language
| Canichana | |
|---|---|
| Region | Bolivia |
| Extinct | ca. 2000 |
|
Tequiraca–Canichana?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
caz |
| Glottolog |
cani1243[1] |
Canichana, or Canesi, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department 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 was extinct.
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Canichana". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: KANICHANA.
External links
- Lenguas de Bolivia (online edition)