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Chipaya
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,625

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

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Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Bolivia

Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

Aimara, Spanish

Domains of other languages

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,050

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

-19.2074,-68.2031

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,200

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

1,800

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

1,200 (1995), increasing. 60 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,800 (2013, unchanged).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Bolivia;

Coordinates

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Location description

Oruro Department, Atahuallpa province.

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

Oruro Department, Atahuallpa province.

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Ethnic Population

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

-19.2074,-68.2031

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,800

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

2134

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

~1,200

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Second-language speakers and learners

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

~1800

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Bolivia

Coordinates

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Location description

Bolivia, east, Department of Oruro, Province of Atahuallpa.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

Bolivia, east, Department of Oruro, Province of Atahuallpa.

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Ethnic Population

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

-18.75,-67.8333333333

Location description

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1,200

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