Canichana language

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Canichana
Joaquiniano
Native to Bolivia
Region Beni Department
Extinct ca. 2000
Official status
Official language in
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3 caz
Glottolog cani1243
ELP Canichana
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Historical distribution of the language

Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language had no L1 speakers left.

Contents

It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River. [1]

Language contact

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Mochica language due to contact. [2]

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Canichana. [1]

glossCanichana
onemereka
twokadita
threekaʔarxata
tootheu-kuti
tongueau-cháva
handeu-tixle
womanikegahui
waternese
firenichuku
moonnimilaku
maizeni-chuxú
jaguarni-xolani
houseni-tikoxle

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References

  1. 1 2 Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages . Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.