Trinitario
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A language of Bolivia
Alternate Names
Mojeño, Mojeño Trinitario, Mojo, Mojos, Moxeño, Moxo, Moxos
User Population
3,140 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 30,000 (Crevels 2012).
Location
El Beni department.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Dialects
Loreto (Loretano), Javierano.
Typology
18 consonants and 12 vowels (6 short, 6 long).
Language Use
Rapid loss of language among the youth (Crevels 2007). Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Development
NT: 1979.
Both Trinitario and Ignaciano [ign] are called Mojeños, and occasionally Moxeños.