Paunaka

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A language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3
pnk
Alternate Names
Pauna, Paunaca
User Population

5 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Santa Cruz department: San José de Chiquitos province.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Maipurean, Southern, Southern Outlier, Mojo
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Baure [brg] and Trinitario [trn].

Language Use

Many shifted to Chiquitano [cax]. Many shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Paunaka
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

The Paunaka are now culturally part of the Chiquitano, but they still consider themselves as a separate group within the Chiquitano complex, and the language is completely unrelated to Chiquitano.