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Canichana Indian Language

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

˜Canichana Language Resources –

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.

Wikipedia: Canichana:
Brief encyclopedia entry on Canichana.

Canichana
Demographic information about Canichana from the Ethnologue of Languages.

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