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Bora Language

Bora is a Witotan language of South America, spoken by around 2500 people in northern Peru, northwestern Brazil and southeastern Colombia. Bora is a tone language with SOV word order.



˜Our Online Bora Materials –

Bora Vocabulary:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Bora language.
Bora Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Bora words.
Bora Animal Words:
    Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Bora language.
Bora Body Parts:
    Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Bora language.
Bora Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in the Bora language.
Bora Numbers:
    Worksheet showing how to count in the Bora language.

˜Bora Language Resources –

Human Rights: Bora:
    Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Bora language.
Bora-Miranya:
    Information on the Bora language, including linguistic maps of Peru and Colombia. Page in Spanish.
Bora Language:
    Demographic information on Bora from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Bora Culture and History –

The Miranha Indians:
    Online ethnography of the Bora/Miranhas of Brazil.
The Bora Indian Culture:
    Article on Bora culture and history, with a photo gallery of traditional arts and crafts.
Bora Indians:
    Illustrated article on the culture and traditions of the Bora tribe.
The Bora Tribe's Delicate Dance:
    Personal story of a man who visited the Bora Indian tribe, with photographs and a video of Bora dances.

˜Books for Sale on the Boras –

Bora Indian Utilization of Swidden Fallows:
    Anthropology book on the Bora tribe for sale online.
American Indian Books:
    Evolving list of books that are about Native Americans in general.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Bora People:
Encyclopedia articles on the Bora Indians.
El Pueblo Bora * Los Bora:
Information about the Bora tribe in Spanish.



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