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Paunaka language

South American Language Families

Paunaka is an extremely endangered Arawakan language of South America, belonging to the southern branch of the Arawakan language family, spoken in the Bolivian area of the Chiquitania near Santa Cruz and north of the Chaco region. The suffix -ka is a plural morpheme of the neighboring Chiquitano language that has been assimilated into Paunaka.

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10 1
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1. Paunaka language (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 323869): 10
Quote, Wikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 323869): 10
Wikidata item Q2064378, property P1098 (number of speakers): 10 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
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