Endangered languages

Endangered languages

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Cavineña

Language; Endangered languages

Cavineña is an indigenous language spoken on the Amazonian plains of northern Bolivia by over 1,000 Cavineño people. Although Cavineña is still spoken (and still learnt by some children), it is an ...

Cayuvava

Language; Endangered languages

Cayuvava (Cayubaba, Cayuwaba, Kayuvava) is an extinct language of Bolivia, the descendants of the ethnic group of the same name live in the region of Beni, west of Mamore River, north of Santa Ana ...

Baure

Language; Endangered languages

Baure is a nearly extinct Arawakan language spoken by only 13 of 200 ethnic tribal Baure people of the Beni department of northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Some Bible portions have been translated ...

Bororo

Language; Endangered languages

Also known as Boe, is the sole surviving language of a small family believed to be part of the Macro-Gê languages. It is spoken by the Bororo people, hunters and gatherers in the Central Mato Grosso ...

Canichana

Language; Endangered languages

Canichana, or Canesi, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department Beni). As of 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population ...

Chácobo

Language; Endangered languages

Chácobo is a Panoan language spoken by about 550 of 860 ethnic tribal Chácobo people of the Beni department of northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Chácobo children are learning the language as a first ...

Kagwahiva

Language; Endangered languages

Kagwahiva (Kawahíb, Kagwahibm) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil. The major variety is Tenharim (Tenharem, Tenharin). The Tenharim, Parintintín, Amondawa, Uru-eu-wau-wau, Júma, and Karipuná ...