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BOA ISO 639-3

Bora

Miamunaa Autonym

A language of Peru

ISO 639
boa
Alternate Names
Booraa, Bora-Miranya, Meamuyna, Miamuna’a, Miranas, Miranya, Miraña, Mïamuna
Autonym
Miamunaa
Population
750 in Peru (2007 census). Ethnic population: 750 (2007 census). Total users in all countries: 1,350.
Location:
Loreto region: Ampiyacu, Putumayo, northeast Yaguasyacu rivers. 5 villages.
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Witotoan, Proto-Bora-Muinane
Dialects
None known. Distinct from Bora Muinane [bmr] but related.
Typology
SOV; 29 consonants and 12 vowels (6 short, 6 long).
Language Use
Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa]. Also use Murui Witoto [huu]. Used as L2 by Murui Witoto [huu], Ocaina [oca], Resígaro [rgr].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Bilingual primary and secondary schools but classes generally taught in Spanish [spa]. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1982–2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bora
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Miranha
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Brazil. Ethnic population: 840 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Amazonas state: Solimões, between Tefé and Caiçara river areas; along Brazilian Rio Iça.
Language Status
9 (Dormant)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Language Name
Bora
User Population
600 in Colombia (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,810 (2018 census). 1,050 Bora, 760 Miraña (2018 census).
Location
Amazonas department: Bora, Providencia on Igaraparana (tributary of the Putumayo); Miraña: lower Caquetá river, near Cahuinari river mouth.
Language Status
7 (Shifting)
Other Comments
Some intermarriage with Ocainas and Huitotos (2007 B. Pencue).
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Map

Location: Loreto region: Ampiyacu, Putumayo, northeast Yaguasyacu rivers. 5 villages.