Canichana

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639: caz
Alternate Names: Kanichana
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speakers survived into the late 1990s. Ethnic population: 1,550 (2001 DNPI).
Location:: El Beni department: Puerto del Carmen area.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: None known. Reportedly of the Tucanoan family.
Language Use: Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Canichana
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: El Beni department: Puerto del Carmen area.