Itonama
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A language of Bolivia
Alternate Names
Itonama-Saramo, Itoname, Machoto, Saramo, Sihnipadara
User Population
1 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,940 (2006 PIB).
Location
El Beni department: Chumano, Huaracajes, La Selva, Magdalena, Nueva Calama, San Borja, San Ramón, Versalles. Itonamas river area.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Dialects
None known. Ruhlen classifies it as Paezan.
Typology
19 consonants and 6 vowels.
Language Use
Elderly only. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1967–1969.