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Canichana Indian Language

Canichana is an indigenous language once spoken in Bolivia. Most linguists consider Canichana a language isolate, although some have suggested it may be distantly linked to the Tucanoan languages.
The language is no longer spoken, but there are still some Canichana elders who remember some of the language.

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Canichana Language Resources

Indigenous languages of Bolivia:
Map showing where in Bolivia the Canichana language is spoken.

Canichana Grammar:
Scanned-in Canichana language materials from the Rosetta Project.

Lengua Kanichana
Information on the Canichana language, including a linguistic map of Bolivia. Page in Spanish.

House of Languages: Canichana
Information about Canichana language usage.

Canichana
Demographic information about Canichana from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Wikipedia: Kanichana:
Brief encyclopedia entry on Canichana.

Canichana Language Tree:
Theories about Canichana's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Pueblo Canichana:

Idioma Canichana:
Information about the Canichanas in Spanish.

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