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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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Araona

Language; Endangered languages

Araona or Cavina is an indigenous language spoken by the South American Araona people; about 90% of the 90 Araona people are fluent (W. Adelaar). The Araonans live in the ...

Ayoreo

Language; Endangered languages

Ayoreo is a Zamucoan language spoken in both Paraguay and Bolivia. It is also known as Morotoco , Moro, Ayoweo, Ayoré, and Pyeta Yovai. However, the name "Ayoreo" is more common ...

Baure

Language; Endangered languages

Baure is a nearly extinct Arawakan language spoken by only 13 of 200 ethnic tribal Baure people of the Beni department of northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Some Bible portions have ...

Bororo

Language; Endangered languages

Also known as Boe, is the sole surviving language of a small family believed to be part of the Macro-Gê languages. It is spoken by the Bororo people, hunters and gatherers in the ...

Kallawaya

Language; Endangered languages

Kallawaya, also Callahuaya or Callawalla is an endangered, secret, mixed language in Bolivia. It is spoken by the Kallawaya people, a group of traditional itinerant healers in the ...

Canichana

Language; Endangered languages

Canichana, or Canesi, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department Beni). As of 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 ...

Cavineña

Language; Endangered languages

Cavineña is an indigenous language spoken on the Amazonian plains of northern Bolivia by over 1,000 Cavineño people. Although Cavineña is still spoken (and still learnt by some ...