Movima
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A language of Bolivia
Autonym
Chosineɬ di’ mowi:maj
User Population
1,170 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 12,200 (Crevels 2012).
Location
El Beni department: 18 de Noviembre, 20 de Enero, Bella Flor, Buen Día, Carmen de Iruyañez, Carnavales, Ipimo, Miraflores, Navidad, San Lorenzo, Santa Ana del Yacuma.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Dialects
None known. Reportedly Tucanoan.
Typology
19 consonants and 10 vowels (5 short, 5 long).
Language Use
Older adults only. Most shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1967. Strong movement to revitalize the language (Crevels 2007).