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Lengua Indian Language

Lengua is a Mascoian language of South America, spoken by around 15,000 people in Paraguay. There are two dialects of the language, known as Lengua Norte and Lengua Sur.



˜Lengua Language Resources –

Language Museum: Lengua:
    Translation of a Bible passage into Lengua.
La Lengua 'Lengua':
    Lengua language information including a linguistic map of Paraguay. Page in Spanish.
Lengua Language:
    Demographic information on Lengua from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Lengua Culture and History Links –

Tattooing in the Gran Chaco of South America :
    Article on the tattoo traditions of the tribes of the Gran Chaco, with pictures.



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