Muinane

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A language of Colombia

Alternate Names
Bora-Muinane, Muename, Muinana, Muinani
Autonym
Muinane
User Population

150 (2007 F. Cuéllar). Ethnic population: 2,110 (2018 census).

Location

Amazonas department: Puerto Santander municipality, south of Caquetá river; Caqueta department: between Caqueta and Yari rivers.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Typology

22 consonants and 6 vowels.

Language Use

Shifting to Spanish [spa]. All also use Bora [boa]. Used as L2 by Nonuya [noj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1981–2009.

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Not the same as Muinane Huitoto [hux].