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The classification of South American indigenous languages
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No known speakers; possibly some rememberers.

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2012

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Bolivia; Brazil

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No known L1 speakers. By 1962, most had shifted to Chiquitano [cax].

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2013

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Bolivia

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Santa Cruz Department, northeastern part of Velasco province.

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By 1962, most had shifted to Chiquitano [cax].

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Santa Cruz Department, northeastern part of Velasco province.

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Chiquitano, Spanish

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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. Campbell, Lyle. 2012. Classification of the indigenous languages of South America. The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide. (The World of Linguistics, vol. 2.) Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Ed. by Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona, 59-166
  3. Tribes of the Eastern Bolivia and the Madeira Headwaters
    Métraux, Alfred. 1948. "Tribes of the Eastern Bolivia and the Madeira Headwaters." In The Tropical Forest Tribes, edited by Julian H. Steward. 3: 381-454. Smithsonian Institution, Washington: Bureau of American Ethnology.