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The Paunaka Documentation Project
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Non-monolingual speakers

10

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Until recently Paunaka and its possibly close relative Paikoneka were classified extinct by linguists, however, [there are] approximately ten speakers and semi-speakers.

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Location description

The communities surrounding Concepción de Chiquitos and in the TCO Lomerío.

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The communities surrounding Concepción de Chiquitos and in the TCO Lomerío.

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Spanish; Bésɨro (aka Chiquitano)

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All speakers are trilingual with Spanish and Bésɨro (or Chiquitano), which are the dominant languages of the region.

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There are currently ten speakers and semi-speakers.

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2012

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Dormant

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No known L1 speakers.

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No known L1 speakers.

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2013

Location and Context

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Bolivia

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Chiquitanía region, Ñuflo de Suarez Department, Concepción de Chiquitos, Santa Rita de Chiquitos (near Concepción).

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The Paunaka are now culturally part of the Chiquitano, but they still consider themselves as a separate group within the Chiquitano complex, and the language is completely unrelated to Chiquitano.

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Chiquitanía region, Ñuflo de Suarez Department, Concepción de Chiquitos, Santa Rita de Chiquitos (near Concepción).

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Critically Endangered

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5

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2012

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Critically Endangered

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5

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Year of info

2011

Location and Context

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Bolivian Chaco

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-16.770833,-61.454167

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  2. "Paunaka documentation project (PDP)" HRELP Abstract
    Danielsen, Swintha. 2011. ""Paunaka Documentation Project (PDP)" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=251.
    http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=251
  3. Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
    Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.
  4. Terhart, Lena. Endangered Languages Project website user suggestion.
  5. The Paunaka Documentation Project
    Dr. Swintha Danielsen; Lic. Federico Villalta Rojas; Lena Terhart; Pedro Pinto; Ninon Müller; Femmy Admiraal; Danny Adelhöfer. "The Paunaka Documentation Project." Online: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~paunakadocu/.
    http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~paunakadocu/