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Who speaks what to whom?: Multilingualism and language choice in Misión La Paz – a unique case
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Nivaclé has about 250 speakers in Argentina and 8,400 in Paraguay. The Encuesta Complementaria de Pueblos Indígenas of the Censo Nacional Argentina, 2004-2005, estimates 250 to 400 for Argentina; the Atlas de las Comunidades Indígenas en el Paraguay, Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos, (Asunción Paraguay, 2004 [http://www.dgeec.gov.py/]) lists 8,400, for a total in both countries of c.8,750 speakers.

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2010

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Argetina, Paraguay

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10,333

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There are 224 speakers of Nivacle out of a population of 553 people in Argentina; and 10,109 speakers among a population of 12,169 people in Paraguay.

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2012

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Nivaclé has about 250 speakers in Argentina and 8,400 in Paraguay. The Encuesta Complementaria de Pueblos Indígenas of the Censo Nacional Argentina, 2004-2005, estimates 250 to 400 for Argentina; the Atlas de las Comunidades Indígenas en el Paraguay, Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos, (Asunción Paraguay, 2004 [http://www.dgeec.gov.py/]) lists 8,400, for a total in both countries of c.8,750 speakers.

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2014

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~8,925

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~8,130

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2007

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Paraguay and Argentina

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Argentina, Province of Salta, departments of Rivadavia and San Martın, on the outskirts of Tartagal, and in Mision La Paz. Paraguay, department of Boquero, Pedro P. Pena, Mariscal Estigarribia, Menno, Fernheim (Filadelfia), and Neuland (Cayin’o Clim) districts, Department of Presidente Hayes, Pozo Colorado and Villa Hayes districts.

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Argentina, Province of Salta, departments of Rivadavia and San Martın, on the outskirts of Tartagal, and in Mision La Paz. Paraguay, department of Boquero, Pedro P. Pena, Mariscal Estigarribia, Menno, Fernheim (Filadelfia), and Neuland (Cayin’o Clim) districts, Department of Presidente Hayes, Pozo Colorado and Villa Hayes districts.

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2005

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Argentina

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